The plan used by the University of Florida's Department of General Physical Education to reduce the total enrollment in the required program while retaining the existing student credit hour production is described. The plan centers on reducing the requirement from three quarters to one quarter. (JMF)

Discusses why an explosion of options for students to earn college credit while still in high school underscores the progress in creating a seamless K-16 educational system and demonstrates that academic challenges provided by college-level courses can be an inspiration, not a barrier. (EV)

Examines the assumption that recognition of prior learning (RPL) is an undemanding way of receiving credit in higher education, and identifies the demands of a portfolio development approach in RPL. (EV)

Proposals granting tuition tax relief to patrons of private elementary and secondary schools have resurfaced as a prominent policy alternative. This paper reviews the tuition-tax-credit deduction policy debate, synthesizes information concerning probable costs and consequences, discusses effects on fundamental social values, and highlights…

Awarding continuing education units (CEUs) can offer ongoing benefits to a company, institution, or training group at relatively little cost. A company offering CEUs may be able to help employees complete their college degrees and set long-range goals. (JOW)

A project at Denman College (Great Britain) to help volunteers document their community work to get credit for a diploma encountered problems in translating community work into formalized academic definitions and in the range of skill levels among volunteers. (SK)

The Open University's Into Science is a skill-based introduction to science, math, and related subjects using open learning approaches. Flexible enough to adapt to many uses, it is also part of an accreditation scheme. (SK)

Reviews the debate over the proposed mandate that companies spend 1.5% of their payroll for training. Suggests alternatives to the training tax, such as tax credits, individual training accounts, and demonstration projects. (SK)

Unreliable assessment practices persist across the country. Regents College has reviewed over 100 randomly selected programs and created a database of assessment programs that use unreliable practices. Assessment processes and academic programs of integrity should be built on consistently valid and reliable principles. (JOW)

Explores the relationships among the number of credits earned in the first and subsequent years of enrollment, the pace at which credits are earned, and bachelor's degree attainment. (Author)

An action research method using an action-reflection spiral of development and implementation was used to create a system for accrediting prior learning in nursing education. Key stages of the system are information, advice and guidance, preparation of the claim, and assessment. (SK)

A sign of a loss of vision in adult education is disuse of the term liberal education and increasing use of the term continuous education. Mandated accreditation of adult-education courses runs counter to the tradition of liberal adult education, which is a matter of intrinsic value, not external evaluation. (SK)

A sensemaking model is used to explore the meaning of credit in British further-education colleges. Four frameworks for viewing credit are identified: national policy, college policy, professional value and identity, and student learning. (SK)

Britain's Open College Network has not had much impact on education in prisons. Reasons include lack of flexibility, currency of the qualifications, funding, and the role and function of prison education. However, recognition of prison inmates' learning is important. (SK)

Approaches to learner accreditation form a continuum ranging from institutions determining outcomes and content to empowerment of learners to use their own learning from experience in a way that meets their definition of what is credit worthy. (SK)