The Polish economic crisis is distorting conventional relationships between education and the socioeconomic structure. Case study data and the literature revealed that devaluation of jobs requiring higher education has led to (1) the feminization of education, (2) a decline in educational aspirations, and (3) deleterious implications for teachers'…

Analyzes the anomaly of why women continue to seek higher education and excel even though future payoff is poor. Examines four hypotheses: reference-group theory; social powerlessness; belief that barriers to success have been removed; and sex-role socialization. Presents empirical evidence to assess each hypothesis. (SLM)

Examines changes in the accreditation environment and the resulting implications for the articulation of students from for-profit to not-for-profit institutions such as community colleges. Indicates that the costs of programmatic redundancy and duplication brought about by mission convergence at these institutions will emerge as a major policy…

Reviews implications of a frontier-free Europe in terms of human resources, mobility, vocational education/training for young people, continuing education and training, and the role of higher education institutions. (SK)

Provides a profile of minorities in higher education and community colleges, expressing concern for the impact of academic legitimacy on community college transfers. Challenges posed by transfer expectations are examined, and a set of conditions and models for transfer are explored. Ways to improve minority transfer are discussed. (SM)

Describes a study conducted to gather information about the number of two-year college students who hold baccalaureate degrees. Finds that, for academic year 1997-98: (1) 12,946 students out of 753,255 already had bachelor's degrees, 2,527 had master's degrees, and 142 had doctoral degrees; and (2) criminal justice development was the most popular…

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the characteristics and current issues of the Japanese educational system by examining the relationship between income distribution and education. This relationship is not simply a one-way effect of education on income distribution, but an interaction between the two. Thus, we must consider the reverse…

Conflict and cohesion among different generations of Polish Americans are discussed in this research review. First, demographic figures related to Polish immigration to the U.S. are presented, and the age structure of the present Polish American population is described. It is posited, based on this demographic information, that Polish American…

The relationship between the marital plans and mobility-linked attitudes (those pertaining to variables subject to upward or downward mobility) of young women in the South were investigated. Specific goals were to determine by race, the relationship between marital plans and (1) level of educational aspirations (LEA) and (2) level of occupational…

This follow-up report addresses three broad aspects of student transfer: (1) transfer between Indiana public college and university campuses; (2) transfer across degree-objective levels; and (3) completion rates and transfer between major fields of study. Of all pre-degree transfers, most (40%) occur between the first and the second year of…

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of two-year and four-year college students, faculty, and chief administration officers related to current articulation practices. The study also aimed to determine the desired components for a successful articulation and transfer system, and to identify any significant differences…

The report shows how Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada, evaluated transfer credit for those students who transferred from colleges or university colleges in British Columbia in 1998. Transcript analysis of approximately 400 students revealed that they successfully transferred 85.2% of the credits they earned at college. On average, 8.3 earned…

The report presents a profile of transfer students admitted to Simon Fraser University (SFU) from colleges in British Columbia (BC), Canada, over the five-year period, 1994/95 to 1998/99. In the five year period ending in the 1999 spring semester, a total of 8,323 students were admitted to SFU from BC colleges (33% of all new students admitted to…

This report presents a profile of transfer students admitted to Simon Fraser University (SFU) from British Columbia (BC), Canada, colleges from 1993/94 to 1997/98. Section A provides a general profile of transfer students by: college from which students transferred to SFU, number of transfer credits students were admitted with, number of credit…

This report presents a profile of transfer students admitted to Simon Fraser University (SFU) from British Columbia (BC), Canada, colleges from 1992/93 to 1996/97. Section A provides a general profile of transfer students by: college from which students transferred to SFU, number of transfer credits students were admitted with, number of credit…