In Florida, the first articulation agreement was made in 1959, guaranteeing the transferability of a set of community college general education courses to the state's universities. A new agreement, accepted by Florida's community colleges and universities in 1971, defined the Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree as a two-year transfer degree. This…

The manual is intended for training workshops on program and curriculum development for the post-literacy stages, since many countries successful in literacy work find that even greater challenges await them as erstwhile illiterates emerge from literacy classes as new literates. The emphasis is on programs and curricula to help new literates…

In the knowledge economy, colleges and universities are realigning academic initiatives to link more closely with regional needs. They are unique catalysts for forming community alliances to focus on issues of economic development, neighborhood revitalization, and cultural tourism. In partnership with business, municipalities, and cultural…

The 1986 SUNY annual report is the thirteenth annual report published which presents statistical tables that array four student characteristics: age group, sex, level (undergraduate/graduate), and load (full- and part-time). Part 1 contains summary data for the entire system and each institution within the system. For each of the headcount tables,…

Since 1978, annual studies have been conducted of the flow of transfer students from the California community colleges to the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) systems. The studies have focused on trends in the numbers of transfers and the ethnicity, majors, and age of transfer students. Findings from the…

Educational policy in West Germany determines the goals and functions of the nation's educational system and focuses the system to meet society's demands. The educational system includes the public schools, vocational training, continuing education, and the universities and aims to prepare people for responsible citizenship. West Germany's reform…

Provision of orientation programs is of primary importance in postsecondary education in order to help students assess themselves in relation to the challenge presented by their chosen program and institution and to develop the skills necessary to meet that challenge. Open institutions using distance teaching methods have a special responsibility…

Data on enrollments in Kentucky's public and independent higher education institutions, including two-year colleges, business colleges, and seminaries, are presented. Enrollments are reported variously by headcount, student classification (year or degree or enrollment status), institution type, trends during the period 1985-88,…

A follow-up to the 1983 review of the Allied Health Program in the State University System (SUS) of Florida is presented. The review consisted of site visits and interviews on the campuses and consultant reviews of the clinical sites. Three sections are as follows: (1) national and statewide concerns (e.g., over 90% of the SUS allied health…

In 1985, Kingsborough Community College (KCC) in Brooklyn, established the New Start Program to assist students who began their post-secondary education at cooperating senior colleges, but encountered academic difficulties there. The program offers individual and group counseling to help participants overcome previous difficulties and work toward…

The 39 tables in this report contain data concerned with characteristics of staff of institutions of higher education in New York 1987-88. Data were obtained from the Higher Education Data System. Definitions of the occupation categories used in the report precede the tables. All tables present data by racial/ethnic category and the sector (State…

Findings and recommendations are presented from a three-year evaluation of the Transfer Center Pilot Program (TCPP), which was implemented in 20 California community colleges and universities to increase community college transfer rates among Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and low-income and disabled students. Transfer centers were…

Kingborough Community College's (KCC's) New Start Program was initiated in 1985 to give students who were unsuccessful at senior colleges a second chance at higher education. Following a very successful first year during which retention and academic performance were significantly improved, the New Start Program was expanded from 63 to 240 students…

Services to students with disabilities at the Open University (OU) in Great Britain are described. This large distance teaching institution offers courses in multi-media form, using printed texts, audio and video material, radio and television programs, microcomputer software, and tutorial support (available either from local study centers or at…

Part of a series of reports on transfer research conducted by the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP), these three reports examine transfer outcomes among former CCP students who matriculated at four-year universities in Pennsylvania. The first report compares CCP transfer student outcomes at Temple, LaSalle, West Chester, Widener, and Thomas…