The Rostrum is a quarterly publication of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) The Need for full Time faculty (again) by Jane Patton; (2) Reading May Be the Key to Unlocking Basic Skills Success by Janet Fulks; (3) Diversity Institute on the Right Track by Beth Smith; (4)…

Covers stage and costume design as well as theatre theory and history. (CH)

Briefly describes nine special courses added to a high school agriculture curriculum. (SB)

The author discusses national survey data showing that seven of 107 medical schools have a full-term course in the area of death and dying, 44 have a minicourse, 42 have a lecture or two, and fourteen have no formal courses. A multidisciplinary approach tends to be stressed by the majority. (JT)

Explains how mini-courses, chosen, developed and taught by graduate teaching assistants have helped in providing practical teaching experience to the graduate students involved. (GA)

This is a comparative study of a school utilizing a mini-course science elective curriculum and one using a conventional textbook program in order to investigate the effectiveness of mini-course programs with respect to students' achievement and attitudes toward science. Two suburban junior high schools were selected, and different instructional…

Embodying the general theme that the next great thrust of community college development will be in the direction of community services, this volume describes and analyzes the relationship between the American community college and the local community. It discusses community service programs and the organizational patterns they reveal and explores…

Lists Pennsylvania school districts that are currently offering minicourses. The courses are presented alphabetically by subject area, with school district information (names, addresses, and telephone numbers) being provided according to the number of weeks that each course is offered (4, 9, 12, or 18 weeks.) School districts listed have agreed to…

Information is provided on U.S. summer learning offerings, such as courses, institutes, and workshops, that are open to foreign nationals but about which information is hard to find. While many of the courses and programs are strictly academic, others provide a cultural orientation to the United States, and some mix academic or vocational training…

Information is provided on nearly 500 short-term professional development programs offered in the United States that are open to or intended for non-U.S. students. The programs, which range from 2 weeks to 1 year in length, require at least an associate's degree or a corresponding level of academic or nonacademic study for admission. The programs…

The flexible all-year school plan provides for the school to operate all year, on a continuous basis, during regular school hours and school days except holidays. Under such a plan, a student need not attend school all year, or any longer than the amount of time required by law, but he may if he so desires. When a student enrolls in school, he is…

Information is provided on over 1,000 short-term programs offered by United States universities, trade and technical schools, and other organizations that are open to or designed for non-U.S. students. The programs, which range from 2 weeks to 1 year in length, require only a high school diploma as a prerequisite for enrollment. The programs are…

Short-term programs, from technical courses for beginners to executive development programs for professionals, are described that are accessible to or specially designed for foreign nationals. The 875 academic, vocational, and professional programs represent 17 major and 46 minor fields of study. For each program, information is provided on:…

A guide to more than 850 study-abroad programs is updated each year to give information about programs that take place during the period from late spring to early fall. About half of the programs, which range from 3 days to 3 months, are sponsored by U.S. colleges and universities, the rest by foreign institutions and private and governmental…