Federal antitrust issues in the day-to-day operations of colleges and universities that have arisen in recent litigation or may arise for institutions are discussed, areas of possible immunity are outlined, and sources of further information are listed. (MSE)

Since the late 1990s, lawmakers, college officials, consumer advocacy groups, and higher education practitioners have become increasingly concerned about the rising use of credit cards among college students. Some recent studies have provided information about credit card use among college students. These studies include: (1) a study conducted by…

This paper suggests the development of a new guidance career field to serve urban students with social and emotional problems. The training emphasis would be on student strengths rather than deficiencies, and pupil growth would be facilitated through the active involvement of the guidance worker in the total life space of the maladjusted child.…

The purposes of this document are to identify and to clarify the role of the secondary school counselor, as perceived by the membership of the American School Counselor Association, and to commit to public record certain philosophic tenets and essential operational conditions entailed. (Author)

The position paper, prepared for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, explores alternative paths for state assessment in the social studies. A set of criteria is offered which defines the general actions of problematic inquiry and provides a general framework that directs attention to the institutional underpinnings which give meaning…

Actions of school systems with respect to pregnant schoolgirls are neglectful and often hostile and punitive. The way schools treat such girls may influence what kinds of citizens and parents the girls will become and how they will relate to the school system as their children grow up in it. (Author/CB)

The university needs to enter into a dialog with the public on higher learning's role. (Author/PG)

Author stresses legislation to completely eliminate corporal punishment in schools. (GB)

Autonomy, authority and accountability are 3 aspects in higher education that will influence the future functions and operating characteristics of colleges and universities. (Author)

The role of the teacher has broadened to that of an instructional leader who provides the impetus for quality education. (DM)

After court rulings forced the integration of public schools in the south, many parents transferred their children to parochial schools. Thus, many parochial schools throughout the nation have, intentionally or unintentionally, promoted racial isolation in the schools. (DM)

Details some of the contradictory forces in schools and society, sees a widening gulf between democratic ideals and individual human fulfillment, and identifies the schools as essentially subservient to a monolithic technological system. (Author)