The authors welcome and appreciate the comments of Eric Grodsky and Sigal Alon on their article "Shadow Education, American Style: Test Preparation, the SAT and College Enrollment." In their comments, Grodsky takes issue with several important theoretical and methodological aspects of their article and Alon highlights key processes…

This report describes the need for arrangements between public postsecondary colleges and institutes and accredited private training institutions in British Columbia (Canada) to recognize the courses, programs, and credentials of the other. It also recommends a policy statement, eight criteria which must be met by agreements, and 17 principles and…

Discusses European laws enabling people to receive training in other Member States of the European Union, conditions for student mobility, programs encouraging it, and recognition of diplomas across states. (SK)

Over the years, the nursing educational system has prepared nurses for the many settings in which health care is delivered. As health care shifts from a fragmented system of disparate providers and payers to integrated management systems, nurses and other health care professionals are experiencing tremendous changes. The nursing education system…

The assumption is made that opportunity means a chance to participate, if one chooses, in the intellectual, economic and personal rewards available most readily through mastering the skills, such as literacy and numeracy, that are important in at least one of the viable cultures that make up the society. Historically, the members of some groups,…

This booklet is a guide to the process of transferring college credits from one institution of higher education to another. First, it identifies the factors that affect college transfer, including college and/or state policies on transfer of credits, college residency requirements, comparability of courses, grade received in a course, and…

Recent research indicates that many technical college students do plan to transfer to other colleges and universities to earn a baccalaureate degree. Technical colleges must broaden their focus beyond job training only and work to improve articulation with other institutions. (JOW)

The European Community's Erasmus Program seeks to enhance university student mobility across countries. In agriculture (2-3% of student population), universities face three challenges: (1) international relations; (2) pedagogical and scientific considerations of internationalized training; and (3) adaptation of internal structures. (SK)

This document summarizes the 48 responses from faculty and various groups and institutions to a block transfer discussion paper. The Block Transfer Project grew out of statements in Charting a New Course that assigned to the British Columbia (BC) Council on Admission and Transfer the responsibility for implementing a system of block transfer for…

Objectives and issues underlying the international comparison of higher education programs, for the purpose of improving educational mobility among countries, are examined. Several recent studies suggesting methods for qualitative measurement and comparison are discussed, and promising directions are noted. (MSE)

This statement, prepared by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Committee on Transfer and the Public Interest (Washington, D.C.), is addressed to institutions, accreditors and national higher education associations seeking to maintain and enhance conditions of transfer for students. It seeks to energize the ongoing national…

Compares two groups of Mexican Americans with high social standing and educational achievements, but opposing world views: a small group of conservative thinkers who oppose affirmative action and believe mobility in American society devolves from individual merit, and the 1960s Chicana/o political generation, which has gained no prominence in the…

The past few years have seen a 'deflation' in the value of the French baccalaureate degree, partially due to the development of mass education. More stringent selection/admission procedures are suggested. (MLW)

Barriers to educational mobility for nurses have existed since the mid-1960s. In 1963, the National League for Nursing (NLN) adopted a position that ruled out articulation of any kind between associate degree in nursing (ADN) and bachelors in science in nursing (BSN) programs. In the mid-1970s, a countermovement took shape, supporting open…

Examines changes in the accreditation environment and the resulting implications for the articulation of students from for-profit to not-for-profit institutions such as community colleges. Indicates that the costs of programmatic redundancy and duplication brought about by mission convergence at these institutions will emerge as a major policy…