Two contrasting hypotheses about the effects of community colleges--the view that these institutions "cool out" those who might attend four-year colleges, and the view that they increase schooling for students who would otherwise have no access to higher education--are presented. A model of educational attainment is discussed. (Author/MLW)

This study examines the effect of intergenerational educational mobility on the fertility of black women and white women. It finds only limited support for the hypothesis that upwardly mobile black women have lower fertility than their white counterparts. Instead, the parity was found to be more influenced by educational origins. (LZ)

The high mobility of urban students results in reduced achievement and difficult learning and teaching conditions. The situation is complicated by the lack of a common curriculum even among schools in the same city. Transfers will never be eliminated, but standardizing curriculum delivery would reduce some of the associated problems. (SLD)

European projects combining secondary vocational and general education with a dual orientation toward employment and postsecondary education were analyzed. Results showed that credentials with dual orientation facilitate mobility in the education system and labor market. Good practices need to be exchanged and transferred across national systems.…

This book studies the development of education in the British West Indian colonies from 1846 to 1895. The volume examines the educational policies and the curriculum of schools following the emancipation of slaves in the context of the economic, political, and social structures of these colonies. In addition, the study examines, on one side, the…

This paper proposes that a sound articulation procedure is one which facilitates the student's progress toward the baccalaureate degree in the shortest possible time and in a manner conducive to proper academic standards. Transfer students face problems of admissions discrimination, inappropriate counseling, insufficient preparation,…

In the spring of 1970, questionnaires were sent to Deans of Resident Instruction in each of 22 4-year colleges and universities in the U.S., to assess policies on accepting transfer credit in 2-year college agricultural courses by 4-year colleges and universities. It was found that the state universities will generally accept credit, with a few…

Some of the structural barriers to the upward educational mobility of rural young people in Norway and the United States wereexplored in this study. Inquiry was focused on the degree to which perceived parental interest, academic performance in school, and social class origin influence plans for further academic education. The study population was…

During the first three phases of the Human Services Mobility Study covering the period October 1967 through March 1972, the project concentrated on: (1) the analysis of needs and potentials for upward mobility in the health industry in New York City, (2) the development of a systems-based methodology to create job and curriculum ladders in the…

An incorporation-upward mobility model is the most accurate description of the effect of immigration on educational stratification in West Germany. Instead of remaining external to the stratification system, guestworkers occupy the bottom rung and cause the native population to be redistributed upward. (Author/RM)

Cites the necessity of involving students in their own career decisions and shows how to accomplish articulation based on this philosophy. (SB)

Two groups of migrant children were the subject of this study: the first was taught by tutors, assigned to specific children, using team teaching under the direction of a master teacher; the second received supplementary services from the school districts where they were enrolled including specialists and teacher aides. The first group made…

Examines modes of competition for entry to selective Japanese universities using data on graduates from five high schools. Describes four models of selection modes, with "contest mobility" and "tournament mobility" corresponding to myths about U.S. and Japanese selection processes. Connects such myths to different national…

Describes Greek participation in European Community programs for education. Discusses Greek programs for the education of migrant workers' children, student and teacher mobility grants, visas, and financial support. Examines Greek involvement in the Community Action Program for Education and Training for Technology (COMETT). Finds that Greek…

Describes some initial efforts being made to provide students in the allied health sciences with both inter-pathway mobility and upward mobility in their education and careers. Presents problems with the present system, three approaches to dealing with those problems, and developments in the area of core curricula. (GS)