Early college entry is an educational intervention that is being increasingly used in Australia. Following a review of the current Australian literature on early college entry, an overview is provided of the characteristics of, and the procedures associated with, one formal Australian early college entry program (the Early Admission for…

Rather than creating safer schools, punitive policies--such as zero-tolerance discipline policies--appear only to have created hostile learning environments. In response, many advocacy organizations have urged schools to adopt a human rights framework, including restorative practices. Schools with restorative approaches have noted dramatic…

In 2010, the authors conducted a formal review of the Queensland Conservatorium's Bachelor of Music programme to determine to what extent the programme prepared graduates for professional life in the 21st century. The process was informed by comprehensive performance indicator data and substantial feedback from staff, students, and other…

This paper examines how this mega-university offers increasing access to cost-effective, equitable and flexible higher education by analyzing data from primary and secondary sources, identifies challenges impacting the continued growth of enrollment in distance education, and outlines opportunities for increasing access to higher education through…

A followup study of first year teachers' satisfaction with their preservice education is described. Graduates of California State University/Fresno who were engaged in their first year of teaching were asked to respond to a 21-question evaluative instrument reflecting a sampling of competencies covering their entire professional education…

Summarizes a report of a follow-up study conducted on the baccalaureate program of the School of Technical Careers (STC) at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Findings show that the Bachelor of Science in Technical Careers degree is considered equivalent to other college degrees and that to many employers it may be a preferred degree. (TA)

The Transfer Programs Outcomes (TPO) system developed by Oakton Community College (Illinois) focuses on the evaluation and communication of community college transfer students' perceptions of selected senior institutional characteristics. The objectives of the program are (1) to develop an effective, rapid feedback method for follow-up of…

It is expected that the demand for gerontological social workers will increase as the elderly population continues to grow. However, many practitioners enter the aging field with little or no formal training. Successful gerontological social work practice requires workers to be knowledgeable and technically competent. Fieldwork plays a critical…

The document is a year-end report of a comprehensive student placement and followup program which is part of the career education project of Sarasota County, Florida. An overview of three basic components of the district-wide system is presented: (1) exit interview format--an in-depth counseling session with dropouts and potential early school…

A survey of staff, industrial sector members, and current and past students in a Hong Kong Polytechnic cooperative education program investigated perceptions of the academic and nonacademic values of the system and the needs of local industries. Program design options are considered, including part-time and full-time study. (MSE)

At Lenoir Community College (LCC) in Kinston, North Carolina, 20% of established programs and 33% of the non-academic support services are reviewed each year in an annual cycle, with all programs reviewed within a 5-year period. To evaluate the Mental Health Associate (MHA) Program at LCC, assessment surveys were sent to 44 graduates from the…

The project's purpose was to implement a vocational curriculum evaluation model developed by the Metropolitan Community College (MCC) District. The model was formatively field tested with ten MCC vocational programs and implemented in the evaluation of twenty-four vocational programs. The model's criteria was based on the program's (1)…