Late school entry prevails in many developing countries, and a brief international comparison suggests it has a general negative impact on school retention rates. Yet this widespread phenomenon has received little attention. This essay investigates late school entry in one of the larger countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Mozambique, for which data…

In May 1993, the California Community Colleges' Board of Governors adopted systemwide guidelines recommending student registration priorities to help address current discrepancies between available resources and courses and the colleges' open-door mission. This report describes the guidelines and results of a study conducted to determine their…

The Student Assistants' Program (SAP) was implemented at Bronx Community College (BCC) (New York) to reduce attrition between admission and the first day of classes. The principal objective of the program is to train presently enrolled students to provide individual assistance to entering freshmen. These student assistants help new students with…

The integrated information system being used by the Southfield, Michigan, school district to enroll and assess new transfer students makes use of the data processing services of the Oakland Intermediate School District. High school administrative and counseling offices have access to a student database on the district's mainframe computer via…

This document explains how to complete the following forms that are part of the Vocational Education Reporting System (VERS) in Virginia: (1) Fall Report of Teachers (VERS 5); (2) Secondary Enrollment/Demographic Form (SEDF); (3) Adult Class Enrollment Form (VERS 6); and (4) Disadvantaged/Handicapped Student Identification Data Form (SIDF-D/H).…

Seventeen papers from the University of South Africa's Conference on Distance Education are presented. They include: "Establishing a Formal Student Support System--Time Is of the Essence" (Karen Hinrichs); "A Student Services Unit in a Distance Education Institution" (Hendrik Gous); "Distance Education and the Community:…

The question of which calendar is best for Barstow College (BC) is addressed in terms of general considerations connected with academic calendars, the intended effects of the quarter system, the issue of cost effectiveness, and the advantages and disadvantages of both calendars. First, introductory material discusses BC's conversion to a quarter…

Designed to guide teachers through a 20-day sequence of preschool orientation activities, the manual presents a numbered sequence of topics with related objectives and explanations, preparation and planning needs, and specific activities for children. Section I is entitled "All Around Us" and focuses on guiding preschool children and…

An evaluation of telephone registration was conducted in September 1979 by William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to determine registrants' satisfaction with the process and to identify difficulties they had in reaching the terminal operator. A questionnaire was mailed to 363 students randomly selected from those who had registered by telephone for…

Step-by-step procedures for utilizing the computer support system of Miami-Dade Community College's Life Lab program are described for the following categories: (1) Registration--Student's Lists and Labels, including three separate computer programs for current listings, next semester listings, and grade listings; (2) Competence and Resource…

Registration is one of the more critical functions that a college staff encounters each semester. To have a smooth, efficient, college-wide registration, it is essential that all segments of the college be aware of registration procedures as well as data control operations. This packet was designed to acquaint interested parties with the…

The author compares and contrasts the traditional registration procedure with a new one utilizing continuous registration and finds the latter far more efficient and satisfying to all concerned. (SE)

Proceedings of AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting cover: changing legal responsibilities of registrars; liabilities and litigation; dealing with sex discrimination; and academic consumerism. (LBH)

Publicly-provided grants have a significant, positive effect on high school seniors' decisions to enroll in college, particularly among lower income groups. Other types of student financial aid have no measurable effect, according to a study using a binomial logic model based on a multiperiod household utility maximization model. (PGD)

This article describes how one high school addressed the time-consuming problem of registration by looking at an electronic solution. Typically counselors were spending 50-60% of their time with registration and schedule change. This school worked with a software company to produce an Internet/telephone registration system. The system took into…