This study is comprised of three parts. The first part consists of a summary and analysis of arguments pro and contra year-round operation of the university. The second part makes a comparative analysis of the actual experience of year-round operation in three Canadian universities and five U.S. universities. The third part is a study proposal…

A means now exists which allows the authors of computer-assisted instructional (CAI) programs to enter new exercises into the computer even if they possess only a minimum of expertise about computers and programing. The routine, called Journalism Computer Assisted Instruction (JCAI), is used for computer analysis of student writing in journalism…

This document focuses on improving the writing and execution of learning contracts at Empire State College. Emphasis is placed on student purposes and background, organization of learning contracts, continuity and incrementability, diversity and variety, unity and intensiveness, compatibility with the discipline, time requirements, bibliography…

This paper is essentially an interpretive review of the literature on accountability as related to instructional programs in higher education. It is directed toward academic administrators, although others in higher education may find it useful. Accountability was treated as an essential set of transactions present in every relationship involving…

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has been operating a program of service-learning in resource development for student interns, public service agencies, and institutions of higher education since 1967. The objectives of the program are: (1) to give manpower assistance to agencies concerned with economic and social development; (2) to…

The purpose of this six-week training institute was to orient selected black students to the nature and general procedures related to the methodology of educational research. The primary objectives of the program are as follows: (1) to enable the students to identify pertinent educational problems and to formulate appropriate questions for…

During the six-year period from 1963 to 1969, the number of community college students transferring to upper division study in the state university system of Florida increased from 1,933 to 6,694. In the near future it is likely that more than half of the students enrolled in the upper division of the state universities will have a community…

If effectively organized and executed, team taught courses provide students and teachers alike with unique opportunities for involvement and feedback in the classroom. Students do not just get feedback from one instructor, but rather are evaluated by several staff members, resulting in a more accurate evaluation of student work. Team teaching…

PUNCT, a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) course dealing with punctuation and usage was designed as a review course for college freshmen English students at the University of Texas. In 1971 forty foreign students registered to take PUNCT. This report summarizes the foreign students' reactions to the course, their suggestions for improving and…

This document presents summaries of speeches and discussions held at the conference on changing patterns for undergraduate education sponsored in May 1972 by Harvard University and the College Entrance Examination Board. Participants from more than 100 colleges met at the conference to discuss the following questions: What is the perception of…

This paper outlines a program of planned change designed to produce a more satisfying and meaningful set of skill objectives for undergraduate instruction in communication. As a philosophy of communication education, interpersonal competence is based on two key assumptions: (1) that every human being is motivated to interact effectively with his…

This book is intended as the primary text for methods courses offered in the undergraduate preparation of speech-communication education majors and minors. The fourteen chapters contained in the book are grouped into four sections. Section one directs the reader's attention to a consideration of the field of speech communication. Chapter one…

This guide to U.S. Office of Education programs in foreign language, area studies, and world affairs describes opportunities for training during the 1972-73 school year. A section on graduate fellowships describes elegibility requirements, qualifications, financial provisions, conditions for study outside the United States, and application…

Proceedings of the conference of executives of American schools for the deaf consist of 27 papers and reports of 14 standing committees. Selected topics discussed include planning a new era at Gallaudet College, St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute's Technical Vocational Program for deaf students, current status of National Technical Institute…

This report is from Task Force VIII of the COSINE Committee of the Commission on Education of the National Academy of Engineering. The task force was established to formulate subject matter for an elective undergraduate subject on computer operating systems principles for students whose major interest is in the engineering of computer systems and…