Reviews the scholarship on the connections between meditation and writing. Analyzes objections to the use of meditation in the writing classroom. Relates experiences using meditation techniques with various writing students. Suggests that writing teachers use meditation techniques with apprehensive or blocked writers. (HB)

These materials provide information on conducting small business training seminars for veterans. First, a discussion is presented of the development of the guide based on 1983 field testing of the seminar and evaluations conducted by Small Business Administration (SBA) officials, the seminar contracts, and trainers. The next sections deal with the…

Suggests that feminism is at the heart of a profound revolution in both the intellectual as well as the political sphere and that feminist criticism reveals the literary classics as newly vital. (AEA)

This document contains the curriculum for the first nursing course in the Licensed Vocational Nurse Mobility Track Project. The project is designed to provide selected Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) the opportunity to complete the nursing course requirements for an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) in three semesters of…

A study was conducted in Georgia to determine the needs of vocational-technical education teachers for staff development and how those needs are being met. A review of literature revealed that, although the responsibility for maintaining competence in one's teaching field has remained with the teacher, the process of inservice education and…

The income and expenditures of the associated students are reported in detail for the school year 1967-68. Income accounts include sales of associated student cards, admission to athletic events, and the operation of the book store, cafeteria, and snack bar; expense accounts include athletics, art, music, drama, student government, student…

Briefly describes a beginning composition course at the University of Toledo in which students, if they pass, receive five hours of credit toward their degree. (RB)

Examines the reading activities of students who have made a commitment to be elementary school teachers. Investigates whether future teachers consider themselves to be active readers, and to what degree they articulate a defined commitment to the development of their personal literacy. Finds profound differences in the literary engagement of…

Explores the task of revising Western culture, particularly in the study of literature, that feminist critics encounter. Discusses the male-oriented attitudes towards feminist studies in academia, as well as the attributes of and need for the study of literature from a feminist perspective. (HTH)

Summarized in tabular form is statistical information on higher education in Iran. Twelve universities and 184 institutes of higher education are included, and the year covered is 1975-76. The total enrollment in that period was 151,905. Information is given on the type and location of institution and sex and field of study of students. The…

Identifies and comments on methods that higher education institutions and unions have agreed to for the settlement of collective bargaining disputes or grievances in the 150 existing labor agreements covering more than 210 institutions, nearly 70 percent of them 2-year institutions. The institutions covered by these agreements are listed. (JT)

The renewal function of inservice programs can be accomplished only at a local, personal level. (JH)

Text, illustrations, and exercises are used in these two learning modules to familiarize allied health students with the use of periodical indexes and the Library of Congress (LC) subject headings. The first module identifies the purpose of periodical indexes, distinguishes between indexes to periodical magazines and scholarly journals, reviews…

This document contains 272 competencies, grouped into 36 units, for tech prep programs in the business/computer technology cluster. The competencies were developed through collaboration of Ohio business, industry, and labor representatives and secondary and associate degree educators. The competencies are rated either "essential" (necessary to…

Statewide plans for implementation of the metric system in Alabama and progress toward these goals are described. A legislative resolution concerning the teaching of the metric system is stated. (SD)