The President speaks of the principles which guide the Reagan Administration's education policies, and specifically discusses the proposed tuition tax credits for parents who send their children to private schools. The President also discusses proposed aid to human services programs which help the elderly and the poor. (CT)

In setting policy on the impact of attendance on grades and graduation requirements, both educational and legal considerations must be examined. The author questions whether students should be evaluated on the time they endure in school or by their ability to know, understand, and apply course substance. (Author/IRT)

Explication of the basic law defining the rights and responsibilities of creditors and creditees is given. (LH)

Interviewed representatives of 11 higher education institutions known for innovative policies about how the metrics of the credit hour have helped or impeded their efforts to change. With one exception, these institutions converted their courses into time-equivalent blocks, and then assigning credit hours, when necessary, to these blocks. (SLD)

The proliferation of uses of "certificate" in education and business is rendering the term meaningless. Higher education institutions should seek consensus on the types and categories in order to maintain clarity. A delineation between nonbaccalaureate and postbaccalaureate and between credit and noncredit is a starting point. (Contains…

Describes some on-campus and off-campus marketing strategies used to promote a university communication training course. Includes a course syllabus and two memoranda related to the course's development. (MM)

A survey of selected business schools' credit-granting policies found that they fell into one of three categories: (1) traditional schools that permit students to "test out"; (2) internship schools with formal programs; and (3) work/life schools that give credit for relevant experience. (JOW)

According to survey responses from 20 British companies (21%), 4 had not heard of accreditation of prior learning (APL), 13 did not use it, and 3 did, although not specifically for management development. Nonusers had some negative attitudes toward APL, dismaying considering its potential role in the competence approach to management development.…

Describes four models of recognition of prior learning (PL): (1) procrustean--PL is made to match predetermined standards; (2) learning and development--PL approximates implicit academic standards; (3) radical--subjective knowledge is recognized as an alternative to dominant forms; and (4) Trojan-horse--PL is seen as socially constructed and…

This response to an article by Hyland refutes reservations about educational credit accumulation and transfer schemes and suggests the need for tangible rewards and the personalized ownership of knowledge, skills, and values that credits represent. (SK)

The National Labor College was created to increase educational opportunities for union members, and its bachelor's-degree programs, like labor studies and the political economy of labor, focus on material that is immediately applicable to workers' day-to-day union roles. The idea is to make those blue-collar workers more effective at negotiating,…

A central objective of state policy is to move larger numbers of citizens through the "educational pipeline" to attain a college degree. In part this objective recognizes that the U.S. is losing its historic dominance in the proportion of young adults with a postsecondary credential (OECD, 2007). Equally important in stimulating change…

This guide has been developed primarily for institutions in the British Columbia (BC) Transfer System interested in seeking designation as receiving institutions. Institutions are encouraged to consult this guide and use those sections most relevant to their needs. Areas discussed include: (1) Policy, Procedure and Record-Keeping; (2) Transfer and…

The "ACNJ Child Advocate" is published three times a year by the Association for Children of New Jersey. ACNJ collects, analyzes, and distributes information on the well-being of children in New Jersey so that policymakers can pinpoint problems and work toward solutions. It reports data on key indicators of child well-being in each…

Although research indicates a trend toward increased representation of students with psychiatric disabilities in postsecondary education, the experiences of these students tend to be marked by academic failure and social isolation. However, the existing qualitative and quantitative research on this student population largely excludes the…