Undergraduate and graduate admissions requirements for foreign students at more than 2,000 U.S. colleges and universities are detailed in this handbook. Based on responses to questionnaires sent to all U.S. higher education institutions, the content emphasizes minimum scores required on the Test of English as a Foreign Language, possible…

A study compared child care centers determined to be of high quality and low quality along three established indicators of quality: good adult/child ratio, caregiver continuity, and caregiver training in child development. The centers were all community centers who enrolled full tuition parents. Eighty-nine families with children aged 18, 24, 30,…

The relationship among preadmission characteristics of students, admission policies, and different measures of success during college was studied at nine colleges: Bucknell University, Colgate University, Hartwick College, Kalamazoo College, Kenyon College, Occidental College, Ohio Wesleyan University, University of Richmond, and Williams College.…

An overview is provided of the development of the statewide computer-assisted Student On-Line Advisement and Articulation (SOLAR) system in Florida. After providing background information on the history and current status of articulation and transfer in Florida and on a 1986-87 pilot study of the feasibility of implementing the SOLAR system, the…

Although evaluation plays many roles in schools--support for administrative decision-making, curriculum improvement, staff development, public relations, instruction, counseling, diagnosing problems for students and staff, planning--recent studies of school district evaluation practices indicate that little overall consistency exists in the form…

The present-day German Fachhochschulen were established following an agreement on standardization of the Fachhochschule system throughout the Federal Republic of Germany in October 1968. The primary mission of Fachhochschulen is to provide short-term, more practice-related courses with a scientific or artistic basis, particularly in the fields of…

This collection of 77 papers consists of the following 16 chapters and sample papers: (1) The New General Institutional Requirements ("What Does the Commission Expect from the Institution's Governing Board?" by Jane F. Earley and "The Role of the Faculty in Program Development," by Frederick Crosson); (2) "Overview on the…

In order to ensure the continued quality of education in the University of Wisconsin System (UWS), a study of its future was undertaken. A crucial priority for the future of this system is to maintain the high quality for which it has gained national reputation. Following a fiscal review, the five sections of the report focus on: (1) educational…

Issues in early childhood teacher education are discussed in terms of six dilemmas that may explain the low levels of impact and satisfaction attributed to the field by practitioners. Dilemmas are defined as predicaments having two main features: a choice between two or more alternative courses of action, each of which is problematic; and the…

A study examined whether the state and federal performance standards for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs have influenced Service Delivery Area (SDA) and service provider decisions about program design and implementation practices in ways that have affected the clients served, the types of services provided, and the costs of the…

A study examined the role of computer and information technology (CIT) instruction in the Youth Training Scheme (YTS). A number of successful local YTS training schemes and initiatives are identified and analyzed in the first part of this report. This process resulted in the formulation of specific policy recommendations that are spelled out in…

A study examined the role of computer and information technology (CIT) instruction in the Youth Training Scheme (YTS). A number of successful local YTS training schemes and initiatives were identified and analyzed. One phase of this analysis focused on standards, accreditation, and progression in the CIT component of the YTS. Special attention was…

National concerns about teacher education formed the framework for a survey questionnaire submitted to 33 Georgia colleges of education. Responses were received from 23 institutions, which provided information on developing trends in Georgia teacher education for the academic years 1977-82. Major areas covered were: (1) producing the necessary…

Criteria for self-study by private college governing boards are presented. For each criterion, questions are presented, along with three response options: "yes,""no," and "do not know or can not judge." A response option for judging the board's overall performance on each criterion is also included. In addition, brief introductory comments for…

The final report and recommendations of the Nursing Education Committee of the Western Australian Post Secondary Education Commission are presented, with specific attention to articulation between hospital general nursing schools and colleges of advanced education. After reviewing general issues in nursing, nurse supply and demand, access to the…