The guidelines are divided into two parts. Part 1 lists four principles and explains the rationale for the American Nurses' Association (ANA) position regarding continuing education. It enumerates nine responsibilities of the ANA for continuing education and itemizes the five responsibilities of the State Nurses' Association (SNA). Part 2 presents…

This paper focuses on the transfer student. The first section includes a brief review of what we know about the 2-year college student followed by a discussion of the types of transfers. Examples of frequently asked student questions are presented with each type to enable conference groups to gain an immediate perspective of problems from the…

This document is a guide to opportunities in liberal arts and sciences at the eleven major midwestern universities involved in the consortium, Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). The guide is divided into fourteen chapters by school. Within each chapter the schools are discussed in terms of admissions policies, transfer of credit,…

This self-study program for the high-school level contains lessons in the following subjects: Spelling More Endings; Matching Sentence Parts; Using the Right Sentence Connectives; More Ways to Make Sentences Effective; and Last of the Confusing Word Pairs. Each lesson concludes with a Mastery Test to be completed by the student. (DB)

The 1976 edition of the handbook provides the most up-to-date accumulation of credit-by-examination policy data available. It is the result of several independent surveys conducted over the past few years. The survey for this edition resulted in about half of the institutions listed filing updated information. The College Level Examination Program…

The academic progress (i.e., retention, graduation, and credit accumulation) of students who entered the City University of New York as first-time freshmen in the fall semesters 1970-74 is reviewed in order to update previously reported information. Data are given by college level and for the individual colleges of the univeristy, by high school…

The second national course by newspaper entitled "In Search of the American Dream" was given by the University of California, San Diego (Extension) starting in September 1974. Eighteen articles by eminent scholars appeared weekly in 232 newspapers, and approximately 3,500 persons enrolled in the course for credit through 163…

This report, part of a series of studies on student flow in the seven Hawaii community colleges, contains an analysis of fall 1975 entering students in their fourth semester. Of a total of 8,979 entering students in fall 1975, 3,653 were registered in spring 1977 and 3,302 had been continuously enrolled over the four semesters. The continuation…

The structure and budget for a proposed center for nontraditional learning are delineated. Establishment of sponsored and unsponsored divisions is advocated. The center would help students determine life goals, learning goals, and learning styles. Development of a credentialing procedure for unsponsored learning is described. (Author/LBH)

A professor's 10-year experience on the development committee for the CLEP Humanities Test provides the basis for this supportive assessment of the College Level Examination Program. Changes in tests, question selection, the value of pre-testing, and other responsibilities of development committees are discussed. (LBH)

Discusses the efforts of some cities and states in applying competence-based graduation requirements for high school students. Considers how competence can be tested and the problems of inadequate tests in judging student abilities. (RK)

Operation TECPAK (Teacher Competency Packet), a system for delivering vocational education certification courses off the college campus, is described as open-entry, competency-based, individualized instruction with space free/time free instruction which maintains opportunities for contact between teacher educator and teacher. (BM)

Drawing on research regarding a midwestern credit union, factors characterizing why and how credit unions and their members use credit union documents are discussed in regard to: characteristics of document availability; structure of interactions in which documents are used; attitudes and beliefs about the documents; and functions of documents.…

Presents a practical application of mathematics that would be appropriate for a general liberal arts classroom exercise to illustrate how calculators and computers are important tools for the consumer. (PK)

Recognizing adults' prior college-level learning requires a substantial investment of faculty time to identify learning outcomes and standards of performance, but the benefits are great for students and faculty alike. (Author)