Information gathered from interviews of 55 CETA-funded workers suggests that much of their work experience may potentially qualify for credit at the college or technical school level. Because CETA-funded jobs represent a wide range of occupations, this study poses similar implications for the entire labor force. (CT)

Results of an attitude questionnaire designed to examine businesspersons' attitudes towards the cash discount provision in the Fair Credit Billing Act indicate that businesspersons are divided in their attitudes towards the provision, and contradict theories that all merchants would oppose the provision. (TA)

Estimating salary regressions on data from the 1993-94 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study showed that gender differences in total college credits accounted for more of the male-female salary gap than majors, grades, or institutions. Gender differences in job sector, industry, and hours worked had the largest effect on the gap. However, as…

Discusses the accreditation of work-based learning for the award of university credit. Defines accreditation as it is used in the United Kingdom, describes various types, and highlights factors to be considered before accrediting corporate training and development. (JOW)

Aims to contextualize recognition of prior learning (RPL) as a principle and to show the implications of recent developments in education for implementing RPL in higher education in South Africa. (EV)

Discusses the problems and successes encountered in implementing a Web-based registration and administration system for credit-by-examination in a required graduate course, detailing the ways in which this system improves upon its paper-based predecessor. (EV)

"Using Credit Wisely" is a course of three audio/print units on evaluating credit decisions, managing credit load, and resolving credit problems. A sample of 33 users indicated that they had significantly reduced debt and changed their credit, spending, and saving behavior; 96 percent strongly preferred the home study mode. (SK)

Investigates the need for mechanisms for charging by digital libraries and other providers of online content, in particular for micropayments, i.e., charging for small amounts. The SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and SET (Secure Electronic Transactions) protocols for charge card payments and the MiniPay micropayment mechanism for charging small amounts…

Explores whether when regionally accredited colleges won't accept credits earned at career colleges, the decision is a function of unfair bias or institutional prerogative. (EV)

Researchers examined consumer behavior regarding types and numbers of information sources consulted about credit cards and comparison of terms. Results showed that consumers have diverse patterns of information searching that cannot be captured by a global measure or a few single measures of search and strong interdependencies among some search…

This is a cross-state empirical study which examines the effects of state research and development (R&D) tax credits on private R&D expenditure in the states. Other explanatory variables include federal R&D subsidies, public services in higher education and R&D-targeted programs as well as other control variables. The statistical result shows that…

Greater numbers of high-school students are taking Advanced Placement (AP) examinations and are faring better on them than in the past, said a report released by the College Board. The board, a nonprofit association, administers 37 AP exams, which allow high-school students to earn college credit or exemption from introductory-level college…

Several national and international assessments have demonstrated that there has been little improvement in the performance of American high school students in recent decades. High school students are increasingly underprepared for transition into college-level course-work. One new approach to high school redesign, "early college," seeks…

In 1997 Congress crafted an ambitious set of higher-education tax incentives that the House of Representatives and Senate are now revisiting. Millions of students each year receive the Hope tax credit and the Lifetime Learning tax credit. They are now firmly planted in the college-finance landscape. But according to the author, higher-education…

The rate at which borrowers default on their federally guaranteed student loans has declined to 4.6 percent, in part because of a record number of consolidations, the Education Department announced last week. "Borrowers took advantage of the opportunity to lock in record-low interest rates by consolidating their federal student loans," the…