The Orientation and Motivation Inventory was administered to a sample of high school boys and girls and factor analyzed. Eleven factors for boys and ten factors for girls were extracted, confirming 10 of 12 postulated dimensions. (Author/JKS)

The nation's oldest college is reforming its general education program to meet the challenge of the 1980s. What it does and how well it works may have profound consequences, not only for higher education, but for the high school curriculum as well. (Author)

A description of a one-semester course in applications from the management sciences is given. (MK)

Describes how one college-prep boarding school helps its students clarify career, college, and precollege planning. Outlines program objectives, program content, and evaluation strategies that can help gauge student progress. Discusses program benefits. (RJM)

Explores the different perceptions of community college and four-year institution library professionals toward bibliographic instruction (BI) for transfer students based on a SUNY (State University of New York) study. Topics include a literature review, the use of a written survey and interviews, and differences in instructional design and faculty…

Examined whether the opportunities for higher education in Cyprus were equally accessible to all social groups, particularly repatriated students. Surveys of repatriated high school students and their parents, as well as repatriated college students, indicated that repatriated students were at a disadvantage, mainly due to their limited competence…

Drawing from a national study of transfer and articulation, offers general principles and specific guidelines related to the roles of governmental entities, relationships between two- and four-year college systems, collaboration among faculty, admission, articulation, databases and information systems, assessment, and affirmative action and…

Explains the "value-added" approach to measuring educational quality and institutional effectiveness in higher education. Presents a case study of Piedmont Virginia Community College's (PVCC's) efforts to measure the value which is added to transfer students by their PVCC experience, and discusses the implications of the PVCC study for…

During a one-week Ojibwe Traditions Workshop, part of a college program for minority secondary students, dialogue journals--notebooks for private communication between student and teacher--allowed students to reflect on their campus experience and cultural heritage. The journals also allowed teachers to resolve student concerns and encourage…

An increasing number of top Black students are deciding to attend Black colleges due to these institutions' outstanding reputation for retention rates and placement into graduate schools. This has in turn caused White colleges to increase their recruitment and retention efforts. (DF)

A survey by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education found one in four high-school students had either ruled out or was uncertain about attending college because of the costs of college. Major misconceptions about the price of an education and the availability of financial aid were discovered in the survey. (MLW)

Finds that 16 of 28 Northern Cheyenne and Crow adolescents participating in an Upward Bound summer program were "patterned symbols" learners, preferring small group activities that allow personal interpretation of the subject in a cooperative learning environment. Suggests teaching methods and class activities suited to this learning…

Examined perceptions of 181 college freshmen in Connecticut regarding decision making for college selection. Results indicated that the four most helpful resources for college selection were college visits, college catalogs, parents, and the school counselor. Provides recommendations for improving guidance of secondary students and adults for…

A study attempted to verify earlier research results suggesting that college-bound students' self-reporting of coursework and grades is relatively accurate. It also examined whether different subgroups of students (categorized by sex, racial-ethnic group, ability level, educational level, and date tested) varied significantly in their reporting…