Counselors can injure counselees by prying, by passing information along, and by using privileged information as a basis for recommendations to others. Although counselors are not usually sympathetic to a legalistic approach, it is from our constitutional traditions that we can best deduce the kinds of protection that we need. (Author)

Adapted from presentation of Unit I of the MODS Seminar, the National pilot program of AACRAO, Fort Collins, Colorado, April 1967. (AD)

The Commission on Student Records and Information, established on October 9, 1969, was charged with recommending a Council position or course of action pertaining to the institutional responsibilities of collection, protection, and use of information concerning students. (Author)

It was concluded that colleges are justified in using high school grades, teacher ratings and standardized test scores as standards for college admission purposes. These variables, however, "do not necessarily indicate occupational success. It was also found that guidance services for non-college bound students needed improvement. (Author/AP)

Detailed descriptions are given of the five computer-generated reports of the Student Advising Information Package provided to advisors for each advisee: (1) Family of Patients; (2) Clinic Activity and Patient Management; (3) Student Procedure Progress by American Dental Association Code; (4) Delinquent Appointments; and (5) Student-Patient…

Through the use of functional matrices, primary responsibility as well as peripheral offices/persons impacted by change can be identified and service needs met with minimal omissions, duplication, and overlap. A process concept and process analysis are discussed. (MLW)

By preparing illegible, unorganized, incomplete, or just plain sloppy documents, secondary schools often make it unnecessarily difficult for college admissions officers to evaluate the records submitted to them. An admissions director discusses some handicaps to communication and makes suggestions for schools reviewing the suitability of their…

A teacher's system for using a computer to assess children's performance in physical fitness and sports skills is described. The computer stores test scores, helps identify individual needs, and provides a detailed written report to parents about their child's progress. Sample student profiles and reports are included. (PP)

A study was conducted to evaluate the extent to which student data quantification is being employed or planned in schools of allied health professions. The study included the areas of computerization, administrative control, data diversity, legal aspects, and the nature of alumni follow-ups. (CT)

The author discusses the impact of the computer upon education and describes specific applications of automation for agricultural education, including drill and practice, testing, simulation, and student records maintenance. (SK)

This philosopher argues that ideally there should be no general right to informational or observational privacy. (MM)

Discusses how many college officials expect chaos when the federal government imposes its January 30 deadline for colleges to comply with Sevis, a computerized system for tracking foreign students. (EV)

Discussion of student advising highlights the development of a personalized electronic advising system (EAS) to supplement the university calendar. Word processing programs that are used as the basis for the EAS are discussed, the inclusion of student records is described, and the ease with which information can be modified is emphasized. (LRW)

Educational records of 127 secondary students with disabilities were reviewed to assess impact of vocational assessment information in Individualized Education Plan (IEP) development process. Results focus on the impact of information on the number of IEP vocational goals and objectives written, kinds of IEP items written, and number of IEP goals…