From zero in 1991 to 3,800 eighteen years later, charter schools (public schools under contract) today educate well over a million students. This updated, second edition examines the unusual experiment that is charter education and the controversies that surround public choice and charter schools as a means of educational reform. Written by…

The standard reference work on higher education in the U.S. describes over 1,450 accredited 4-year colleges and universities, with briefer descriptions of over 100 professional schools. This reference work now includes a section on consortia of postsecondary institutions listing members and cooperative programs. A directory of statewide…

Provides data collected from 218 institutions offering graduate and undergraduate engineering degrees. These data (presented alphabetically by institution) include number of faculty, student enrollment, graduate degree requirements, degree programs, degrees offered, appointments to graduate students, major research areas, and research…

This Handbook is intended to help educators understand testing, interpret test results, and defend the selection, construction, and use of tests. The Handbook, tailored to the needs of educators, analyzes only tests used by educators. The Handbook contains more than 100 reviews of tests used routinely to make education decisions and assess skills…

Proceedings from the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers that pertain to office management are summarized including: calendars; commencement procedures; publications; records; registration; reports; scheduling; staffing; testing; transcripts; and certificates. Names and addresses of conference…

This directory is designed to provide access to appropriate remedial resources offered by or through private schools for children (from ages 2-22) with specific learning disabilities. The directory lists 305 schools in three sections: (1) private schools for students with learning disabilities; (2) schools that have a learning disability program…

This document is an updated edition of an annual publication issued by the American Institute of Physics. It is designed for an audience of graduate students, faculty advisors, and persons interested in graduate programs in physics, astronomy and related fields. The publication has 2 parts and 4 appendices. Part I has a geographic listing of…

This catalog and career decision guide provides information for students on the programs and services offered by Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) for 1985-86 and 1986-87. After introductory material provides information on admissions and the college calendar for 1985-86 and 1986-87, a history of the college and its educational philosophy…

Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers that relate to international educational relations and exchange are summarized. Included is information pertaining to evaluation of foreign credentials, foreign study programs, and the names and addresses of conference participants. (SF)

The accredited schools of pharmacy in the United States are listed, and information is given for each school on: institutional background, curriculum, entrance requirements, selection factors, financial aid availability, advanced placement, application and acceptance timetables, estimated expenses for first-year classes, class demography (in- and…

This guide compiles information reported by medical schools on their efforts to help students develop a sound code of professional ethics. The introduction opens with background information on an Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 1992 survey of medical schools and on why it is imperative that schools assist medical students' ethical…

This guide to 129 workshops selected by the academic services department of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) is divided into three sections. In the first section, workshops are listed and information is provided on the name of the leader, design and content, length, group size, and phone numbers of reference persons. Brief…

Information about the colleges and universities of Canada is presented in this twentieth edition of the Directory of Canadian Universities for 1977. The history and development of the Canadian system of higher education is discussed in an introductory article that focuses on changes in the structure, governance, students, curriculum, and…