In fall 1985, California's Transfer Center Project was initiated to increase the number of community college students who transfer to four-year institutions, with particular emphasis on students from historically underrepresented groups. Transfer centers were established at 20 California community colleges. Working closely with counterparts at…

The effects of family background characteristics (family income, parents' marital status, parents' education, and number of children already enrolled in postsecondary education) upon parents' postsecondary educational plans for their children, parents' saving for their children, and the amount of planning parents do with their children are…

To date, much of the research on the community college's effect on baccalaureate degree (B.A.) attainment has been based on the assumption that the educational attainment process occurs in the same way at two- and four-year institutions. However, the distinctive mission and clientele of community colleges create a different environment than that…

In September 1983, LaGuardia Community College (LCC) received a grant from the Ford Foundation's Urban Community Colleges Transfer Opportunities Program. By May 31, 1984, the following achievements had been made: (1) a model for providing students with basic transfer information was developed and tested; (2) the corporate community was brought…

Problems affecting the relationship between American secondary schools and higher education are considered, and comparisons to other countries are made. Five features of American secondary schooling that undergird problems of effectiveness (as measured by international academic standards and expectations of higher education) are considered: (1)…

This handbook was designed as a resource on career alternatives for counselors and students and to identify the Illinois colleges and universities to which the community college student may transfer to complete his/her education. The handbook is classified by college majors offered at Morton College (MC), and is based on information obtained from…

The postsecondary educational plans of black and white high school seniors in the class of 1972 were compared with those in the same racial classification in the class of 1980. Data were extracted from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 and from the survey entitled, "High School and Beyond." In order to test…

Vermont's Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education was appointed in the summer of 1973 to consider major issues involving Vermont's postsecondary education programs. This report addresses the major problems in statewide coordination. Internally, fragmented planning and policy implementation are considered, and externally, multiple voices and…

This report presents college transfer guidelines for Missouri higher education institutions. Introductory material provides a statement of the state's educational philosophy and a definition of elements involved in the articulation process. Next, guidelines are presented regarding transfer policy in the areas of the baccalaureate degree program;…

This report contains the average verbal, mathematical, and combined Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores for several racial/ethnic groups for the nine-year period from 1976 through 1984. The study specifically identifies the following racial/ethnic groups: American Indians, Blacks, Mexican Americans, Orientals, Puerto Ricans, and Whites. It is…

A study examined the attitudes of 1983 graduates of Delaware public high schools toward their career plans and their perceptions of the value of their career planning guidance and school curricula as they contributed to their satisfaction with their career goals. A questionnaire designed to gather data for the study was published in a secondary…

In 1985, a pilot study was conducted to examine student progress from the community college to the four-year university; the characteristics and completion rates of transfer students; the university academic performance of students who took remedial work at the community college prior to transfer; and the accuracy of community college transfer…

A survey was conducted among four area high schools participating in the John Wood Community College (Illinois) Escrow Program, which extends college credit to high school seniors taking specific courses offered by the high school, in order to determine the extent of student interest in the program. Administered to 52 Escrow students and 53…

To assess the stability of the Scholastic Aptitude Test verbal score scale SAT--V, 1963 and 1973 forms of the SAT--V were administered in counterbalanced order to spaced samples of the same group. The 1973 scores were placed on the reporting scale used for the 1963 form. The experimentally derived scores on the 1963 scale were compared with their…

Discussions of any test must focus on reliability, content validity, and interpretation of results. In this critique of On Further Examination--the report of the Advisory Panel on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Score Decline--the National Education Association (NEA) finds no fault with the reliability of the SAT. Its content validity, however,…