THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO (1) DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF GRANTING DEGREE CREDIT FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE, (2) DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT CREDIT GRANTING INSTITUTIONS CAN BE CLASSIFIED BY SELECTED TRAITS, (3) INVESTIGATE PROCEDURES, PREREQUISITES, AND TRANSFER REGULATIONS, AND (4) DEVELOP A RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING CREDIT.…

A study examined the effect of grading attendance on reducing absenteeism. A five-week block of the 1979-1980 and 1980-1981 attendance records of a group of 242 students in grades 9 through 12 were compared in order to determine the effect of a policy, implemented in the 1980-1981 academic year, of substracting eight points from student grades for…

American education is accused of having no clearcut aims. In order to rectify this situation, each school system should engage a "philosopher-in-residence" to make school personnel aware of basic American aims, and to show which specific school programs may be utilized to implement those aims. (Author)

This article uses the Supreme Court decision in Goss vs Lopez as a starting point and frame reference for describing and assessing the discipline procedure in one public high school. (DS)

This article discusses the factors required to be a part of each school's student progress policy. The author also examines numerous options and potential pitfalls of various decisions made in developing this policy. The two major components of satisfactory progress regulations--quality and quantity--are explored in detail. (CT)

Beliefs/assumptions about policy implementation (PI) held by school board members, district administrators, principals, and teachers in a district (Lyttefield) in western Canada were examined via interviews. The three different/conflicting conceptualizations of community relations and elementary school self-assessment PI (held by the school board,…

Recently, each department at Green Mountain Union High School (Chester, Vermont) was asked to update its curriculum and research current theories on the use of homework through national organizations. Teachers in each department then prepared current practice statements and developed policy statements concerning homework's value. (MLH)

Reports a study of music education in Hong Kong's secondary schools. States that an ambivalent attitude toward music education has resulted in shortages of teaching periods, space, and resources. Notes that most Hong Kong students do not enjoy classical music and generally consider music education to be less important than other school subjects.…

Surveyed 65 St. Louis County secondary schools to examine their response to substance abuse in terms of policies, practices, or procedures. Results suggested that many school officials are more punitive than their juvenile court counterparts. Exclusionary discipline policies are the predominant sanction, invoked against students who violate…

Traces the death of a student athlete to deficiencies in the Yonkers, New York, athletic program. Includes evaluation questions based on actions later required of the Yonkers schools. (KS)

Used two national surveys to compare campus alcohol policies, institutional self-reports, treatment and referral services, and prevention and educational efforts. Comparison of 165 institutions in 1979 and 236 in 1982 suggested that colleges were more active in 1982 in attempts to reduce alcohol abuse among students. (JAC)

Reviews legal and policy issues surrounding faculty workload and compensation. Regarding workload, addresses American Association of University Professors (AAUP) policy, how faculty workload is defined, research on faculty workload, state laws, case law, and "hot" issues (such as distance education, the increase in contingent labor, and…

This report presents data collected via interviews with institutional personnel and reviews of historical and current institutional and State Council of Higher Education for Virginia documents to gain a better understanding of mission change and its associated factors. Results indicate that Virginia's public colleges and universities have…

This booklet provides a short review of the literature on the small-schools movement and describes the common features of effective small schools, as well as offering examples of two schools that have met with success. It gives a closer look at small-schools facilities and outlines six necessary considerations for local and state leaders. The text…