The State Education Department of New York receives many requests for extracts of the laws concerning school attendance. This booklet has been prepared in response to those requests. It attempts to assemble in book form most of the laws and regulations frequently referred to by administrators, attendance teachers, supervisors, and others involved…

A study was conducted to determine differences and similarities between degree programs for the Doctor of Education and the Doctor of Philosophy in Education, regarding: (1) admission criteria; (2) residency requirements; (3) program content; and (4) employment of graduates. Past and present trends concerning these degrees were also investigated.…

Legal and fiscal operations of college residency requirements are described. "Residence" is distinguished from "domicile" and state governance mechanisms for determining residency and exemptions are categorized. Problems with institutional practices are reviewed, and residency policy models are presented. (Author/MLW)

Objective: Forensic psychiatry was officially recognized as a subspecialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties in the 1990's. In 1994, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) gave its first written examination to certify forensic psychiatrists. In 1996, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) began…

The current trends in college student migration and implications for higher education are discussed. Declining trends in interstate migration are rapidly limiting institutional diversity by increasing the homogeneity of student bodies. Diversity of experience and education has been noted as fostering and strengthening individual, institutional,…