Guidelines for colleges concerning policies and practices for transfer and award of credit are offered in a joint statement by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the American Council on Education, and the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. Three considerations regarding transfer of credit from one…

Published in response to requests for a permanent record of California's CALTAC (California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners) WILL (Workshops in Library Leadership) program, an ongoing program funded by an LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) grant from the California State Library, this report is a compilation of the…

This symposium for the general public was designed to foster citizen awareness and evaluation of and response to changes in the traditional availability of federal government information that limit public access. Following a list of acknowledgements and the program schedule, welcoming remarks by Maxine R. Haggerty, chair of the Utah Library…

In 1983 and 1984, a number of reports were issued that criticized the status of schools, primarily high schools. These reports gave impetus to widespread efforts to improve education. This paper presents an analysis of the content and impact of the reform reports, reviewing earlier reform efforts, assessing the primary ways in which the reports…

Ways that higher education is changing to meet the country's needs are discussed, along with roles that Americans, government, and business can play to help higher education. New developments in higher education include: providing college instruction to nontraditional students (e.g., bright high school students, older adults, women returning to…

The interlibrary loan policies of the reference department of the Charles Von der Ahe Library at Loyola Marymount University are detailed in this policy statement. The document is divided into four main sections: policy for borrowing, procedures for borrowing, policy for lending, and procedures for lending. In addition to the policy statement, 19…

Two different clinical models provide different explanations of the interactions that typically occur in romantic love. One portrays love as one of the great delusions of the human experience, while the other suggests that romantic love is one of the great possibilities of the human experience. The delusional hypothesis, presented by Casler (1973)…

Based on the comprehensive library self-study method developed by the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) Office of Management Studies (OMS) and first used as the Management Review and Analysis Project (MRAP), this resource notebook presents surveys and diagnostic aids, OMS self-study reports, and ARL member library documents related to…

Children come to school with a foundation for formal learning from their early experiences with interactions of the natural and technological world. Failure of elementary schools to build on this experience can discourage children, especially those who do not identify readily with the science establishment (girls, blacks, Hispanics, and the…

Section I of this document highlights the major changes proposed by the American Vocational Association Board of Directors in its final reauthorization document. The Board's position is that the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act should be reauthorized with modest modifications and increased funding authority; qualified federal staff with…

A hearing before the House Committee on Education and Labor was held regarding the American Council on Education's 1988 report, "One-Third of a Nation: A Report of the Commission on Minority Participation in Education and American Life." The report was made part of the official record of the committee and is reproduced in the committee's…

This booklet describes selected and diverse ideas and recommendations that were presented at a conference. Scholars from the disciplines of history, philosophy, sociology, psychology, literature, and education examined a number of practices and problems that are central to the provision of moral education and the development of good character.…

This document reviews writings and studies that raise questions and identify issues about the use of technology in education to help in the development of clear statements of the purposes of educational technology, education, and the needs of society. The collection of ideas, commentary, and discussion reviews a wide range of viewpoints held by…

The materials selection policy of the public services division of the Maine State Library analyzes the statutory language under which the library operates, and incorporates the requirements of that language into a broader framework of demand, collection quality, and long term value. Collection development is discussed by Dewey class, followed by…

This document details 28 policies and 37 procedures of the online searching service at the Indiana State University (ISU), Cunningham Memorial Library. Sixteen forms used in various aspects of the process are also included. The policies include but are not limited to the following: (1) the Database Search Service organization; (2) Database Search…