Recent research indicates that many technical college students do plan to transfer to other colleges and universities to earn a baccalaureate degree. Technical colleges must broaden their focus beyond job training only and work to improve articulation with other institutions. (JOW)

The 1998 Bologna declaration attempts to coordinate a system of comparability of degrees and credits across European higher education institutions to improve mobility. The United Kingdom has a number of quality assurance initiatives and is developing credit and qualifications frameworks in response to the declaration. (Contains 17 references.) (SK)

Anticipated and final majors of 1,700 students at 8 women's colleges and 818 female students at 7 coed colleges were analyzed. At women's colleges, 40-70% of the women shifted from female-dominated to neutral or male-dominated majors, compared with only 25% at coed schools. At both types of schools, 22% of women left male-dominated majors. (SK)

Whether or not the racial composition of a school affects black students' educational expectations is examined in this paper. It compares the educational expectations of 1973 high school sophomores with a 1967 group. Data were collected via questionnaires administered to groups of entire 10th grade classes. The study population was drawn from a…

Examines the relationship between prestige, prestige mobility, and publication in major scholarly journals in the disciplines of chemistry, sociology, and political science. The authors conclude that there are differences in this relationship across disciplines and that publication is more important in disciplines with a well developed scientific…

This article investigates factors contributing to the growth of community colleges, higher community college enrollments, and the emergence of the upper division institution. Findings of several recent studies concerning transfer student performance are discussed. (Author)

Suggests that educators will have to broaden the definition of what is educational and begin to tap the potential of those institutions and sectors outside the schools that are also educational. (Author/AM)

Analyzes data from three major American data sets and reports that the effect of father's education on son's education varies considerably with size of family. Concludes that the American educational system has been more open for boys coming from small families than for those from large families. (KH)

Compared attitudes, perceptions, and experiences of 366 transfer and 1,516 non-transfer students using the Student Transfer Questionnaire. Results showed loss of credits is perceived as the most important problem in transfering, depending on familiarity with the system. Suggested a need for more information and advising for potential transfer…

This report provides a follow-up to the 1999 "Plan for Course and Credit Transfer Between Oregon Community Colleges and Oregon University System Institutions" by specifically responding to its call for ongoing data-collection and research efforts. The purposes of this report are as follows: (1) to summarize the results of four years of…

In France's highly defined educational hierarchy, apprenticeship ranks low and is rejected by the academically successful. In England, educational pathways are less clearly ranked, and apprenticeships are desirable. Reflecting these differences, English craft apprentices scored higher on mathematics tests and showed less occupational variability…

The European Community's Erasmus Program seeks to enhance university student mobility across countries. In agriculture (2-3% of student population), universities face three challenges: (1) international relations; (2) pedagogical and scientific considerations of internationalized training; and (3) adaptation of internal structures. (SK)

In Europe, academic mobility has a long tradition which began with the birth of the European universities in the middle ages. Recently, European policies were strongly oriented towards the promotion of student and academic mobility and the creation of research networks and projects within Europe. Nevertheless, academic labour markets in Europe…