Activities of the Higher Certification Commission of the USSR include organizing special councils to judge doctoral dissertations in scientific research, and conferring doctoral degrees. Problems encountered by the councils include organization of activities, selection of members with a wide range of expertise, and setting equal standards for all…

The Greater Cleveland External Degree Center is a nonprofit counseling organization and one of the most successful operations in the relatively new field called "educational brokering". Three brokerage services are described and a number of other large brokers listed. These educational brokers are middlemen in the field of adult…

Thomas A. Edison College, New Jersey's ninth state college, has awarded associate or bachelor's degrees to more than a thousand students for work completed at other colleges or for knowledge gained on the job or through independent study. It has no faculty, no library and a small office building for a campus--here its evaluation criteria are…

The graduate departments of adult education at 88 universities in the United States were surveyed for information pertinent to their programs in and about aging. Results show that 55 percent of the departments offer no courses dealing exclusively with education and aging. (Author)

Reviews the Association of American Colleges (AAC) report, "Integrity in the College Curriculum," a comprehensive look at the role of the undergraduate major in political science. The place of political science in the core curriculum is also examined. (Author/BSR)

Summarizes four studies on film education that were conducted to: describe degree programs and courses offered in film and video; describe the types and sources of films used, the purpose for using film, and the methods of teaching film in elementary and secondary schools; determine the academic training of instructors who teach film. (JK)

Discusses the findings of a questionnaire sent to 20 representative universities in the South Atlantic Modern Language Association to determine the content and utilization of reading lists for graduate students of Spanish. Discusses considerations to be made in preparing or revising the reading lists. (SED)

Essays by four community college chief executive officers (i.e., Michael E. Crawford, Donald L. Newport, Mary M. Norman, and Donald G. Phelps) suggest ways in which community colleges can implement programs and practices that will improve the position of the associate degree and the community college in American higher education. (DMM)

A study of Oregon State University graduates who had advanced placement (AP) credits upon matriculation looked at whether those students applied the credits to their degree requirements or completed extra credits above the required number. It was found that the AP students did not have more credit hours. (MSE)

Various universities were polled to ascertain expectations, levels and courses of support, management strategies, and perceived trends in requirements for physical education programs in higher education institutions. Scarce resources and declines in student enrollment present difficulties for educators. Suggestions for adapting programs are…

A prototype program leading to a clinically-oriented Master of Science degree in pharmacology is described. It differs from a clinical residency program, does not give a wide clinical medicine exposure, and is heavily oriented towards pharmacology and research, thereby developing students with scientific perspectives who can work as consultants.…

The adoption of the common pattern of 10+2+3 for school and college classes in India is described and implications of this reform discussed by the Minister for Education. (LBH)

This paper presents new principles and basic approaches for the curricula of engineering degree courses. The accentuated evolution of engineering, the fast technological transformations and, still, the impact provoked by government regulations in the field of education in Brazil have called attention to these issues. Following these changes, it…

This document outlines the Portfolio Assessment Requirement for students entering the Master of Information Science (MIS) program at the University of California, Los Angeles in the fall of 1997 and after who have the option of preparing a portfolio or writing a thesis. First, the two general and three specific goals of the portfolio assessment…

Looks at the nature of the influence of sociology upon student teachers by considering the way in which candidates for the B. Ed. degree in one area training organization have tackled examination questions on the sociology of education. (Author)