The major purpose of the project described in this report was to develop a taxonomy of educational benefits that would include definitions of terms, categories of the classification structure, examples of various categories of benefits, and examples of measures of benefits. The report first discusses four principles of classification: the…

The Pro/Con Campus Debate and Community Forum program at The Ohio State University serves the educational mission of the department of communication and contributes to the intellectual life of the student body and the larger community by emphasizing the needs of the audience. Eschewing jargon and rhetorical tricks, the program encourages the…

The ACE model, an impact model that offers a number of specific, interrelated equations to provide quantitative results of college operation in the local economy, is discussed. The components affected include local business, governments, and individuals, with both positive and negative economic impacts on each group. A table presents Cypress…

The field of Asian American Studies was developed partially as a result of the recognition that the history and contemporary concerns of Asian Americans had been neglected or distorted as a field of academic inquiry. Because of its unprecedented nature, the difficulties involved in developing such a program at the University of California Davis…

This paper delineates some major federal efforts concerning reading, namely, the activities of the National Institute of Education (NIE), the role of the U.S. Office of Education (USOE), and implications of Title VII of the Education Amendments of 1974. The impact of these agencies and legislation on the community is also examined. NIE is…

The author suggests three ways which, when considered together, provide an operational definition of the community-based, performance-oriented community college. The first way is through expanded access to further education; the second, creation of a community renewal college; and the third is through a new difinition of the teaching/learning…

Despite the emphasis on improving physician-consumer communication, patients, families and friends of patients, and other consumers still report frustrations during communication interactions with physicians. Some of those problems could be alleviated by more physician training in effective communication. Others could be alleviated by reducing the…

The issue of leadership is addressed as it applies to Canadian universities and their role in advancing Canada's economic development, international competitiveness, social justice and the quality of life, both at home and abroad. How the university system in Canada has answered this leadership role is detailed through the listing of successes and…

Involvement of the church in rural community life was investigated by examining the "Fifty-Year Index to Rural Sociology." Findings revealed that 43 separate articles were published from 1944 to 1977 under categories of community life (7 articles); ministers: elite control (4); attitudes (5); beliefs, practices (6); churches (6); church…

Outlines of presentations from a forum on community services and women's centers at Florida postsecondary institutions are provided. Larry Tyree's presentation covered various aspects of community services including administrative commitment, program benefits from an administrative viewpoint, characteristics of continuing education, and components…

Given the responsibility that was placed on school systems to develop and maintain Canadian culture through arts education, the faculty of education at the University of Regina (Saskatchewan), developed a program to prepare teachers to fill the variety of arts education roles. In the four-year undergraduate program, five arts disciplines are…

Community enterprise projects link higher education students with the not-for-profit community and provide opportunities to acquire skills and competences not available in commercial experiences. Outlines personal and academic benefits to students, highlights benefits to communities and volunteer groups, and discusses competence assessment…

Requirements of a study of a school's economic impact on the community are reviewed and adjustments to the American Council on Education, or Caffrey-Issacs, model of economic impact studies suggested, based on the experiences of the University of Pittsburgh. Revisions to sections of the model dealing with tax loss to local governments, impacts on…

This paper first enumerates ways in which satellites can be used in education. Uses include the delivery of video material, teaching to scattered students, master teaching, teaching of teachers, providing information on current events, video teaching of behavior, information retrieval and computer-aided instruction. It then notes some…

The Houston Community College System has adapted off-campus freshman composition courses to meet the needs of non-traditional college students. The program offers both college option classes for high school seniors, and business, industrial or professional classes for older students. Although there are some problems inherent in both the college…