Describes the newly revised Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) program which emphasizes selectivity, young women in the officer candidate program, and focuses on management techniques, psychology and leadership. The monetary advantages are detailed which include scholarships, free flight training and other benefits. (BR)

The proctorial system of instruction requires the administration of frequent quizzes that measure the student's readiness to proceed to the next unit of instruction. With the support of Project C-BE, a computer program was written which permits students to take quizzes using on-line conversational commands, or to answer the questions at another…

Thirty-two college juniors who were majoring in special education were required to develop an advocacy relationship with a mentally handicapped person for a course in the psychology of mental retardation. (GW)

Efforts to provide nontraditional students with access to traditional higher education in Israel and New York City through the Israeli Mechina program and the City University of New York's SEEK program are described. The program structures, philosophies, and curricula are compared. (MLW)

Describes an innovative, interdisciplinary program at a floundering, small, private college which stresses analytical and communication skills. (Author)

Argues that there should be a wide variety of approaches to urban study in the educational programs of American universities; describes the offerings at Syracuse University. (DM)

Describes types of computer science and data processing courses, programs, and curricula currently being offered in the United States and Canada. Indicates that the structure chosen by colleges for implementation depends on such factors as type of industry need, student clientele, faculty expertise, industry/college cooperation, and others. (JN)

The optometry program at the Inter American University in Puerto Rico is profiled, with highlights of admission criteria, temporary and permanent facilities, faculty, governance structure, curriculum, research opportunities, and relationship with the university as a whole. (MSE)

Discusses a course sequence in process control in the chemical engineering department at the University of Maine. Various factors in teaching the sequence (which tends to be strongly applied in nature) are also discussed. These factors include texts, facilities, industrial response to the program, and others. (Author/JN)

Describes a curriculum in Environmental Sciences adopted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Includes lists of lower-level courses for the first two years, required courses, and recommended electives. Discusses cooperative education/on-the-job training component, implementation, and evaluation. (Author/JN)

Describes the undergraduate and graduate/research programs in chemical engineering at Yale University. Includes a list of course requirements for the B.S. in chemical engineering. (JN)

An essay on the institutionalization of women's studies in the college curriculum is followed by three responses describing women's studies programs at individual institutions and the approaches used to organize their curricula. (MSE)

The use of a learning community approach to college curriculum design is explored, and examples are drawn from the following Temple University (Pennsylvania) and the following Washington colleges: Evergreen State College, North Seattle and Seattle Central Community College, Tacoma Community College, and Lower Columbia College. Contacts for further…

A national survey found that most Indian-related coursework offered at U.S. colleges and universities was scattered throughout departments, although at least 30 institutions offered majors or minors in American Indian Studies. Included are profiles of seven American Indian Studies programs. (SV)