This handbook is designed to enable high schools to conduct follow-up studies on their graduates for 5 years after graduation. The information gathered should give schools pertinent data about: (1) post high school activities of graduates; (2) reactions of graduates to counseling and guidance opportunities; (3) reactions of graduates to…

A new variant, the Partially Contingent Educational Opportunity Bank Plan (PCEOB), of the contingent repayment loan is proposed for higher education. This report develops PCEOB operating parameters to be applied to U.S. medical schools. Part one discusses three EOB variants: semi-conventional, fully-contingent, and partially-contingent. Part two…

In May 1970, the College Scholarship Service of the College Entrance Examination Board convened a panel of 11 individuals concerned with the educational needs of students from poverty and minority populations. Their task was to define, from their own perspectives, the higher educational needs of not only minority youth but all young people from…

The two major addresses presented before the 1970 conference of the Association of Urban Universities concerned: (1) the Office of Urban Affairs of the American Council on Education whose purpose is to encourage and assist institutions of higher education to relate their programs to urban needs; and (2) the College Level Examination Program (CLEP)…

Over the past several years the universities of Ontario have made a gigantic effort under the direction of the Committee of Presidents of Universities of Ontario to provide quality higher education for all qualified students. Inter institutional cooperation and coordination has been a must in this effort, and maximum utilization of available…

This document presents the findings of the resource group in charge of the special needs of minority students in higher education for the master plan for higher education in the state of Connecticut. Specific areas addressed by the group include (1) equal access to higher education for minorities in Connecticut; (2) equal opportunity and the…

External degree programs are those educational programs that respond to acknowledged needs in higher education: greater access to post-secondary studies, more flexible curriculum offerings, and recognition of nontraditional forms of learning. This paper describes several external degree programs at various institutions across the U.S. Some of the…

This document analyzes and evaluates the exceptional graduate admissions program at Pennsylvania State University as instituted in 1970. Under this program, traditional admissions criteria are dropped to enable disadvantaged students to attend graduate school. (A previous survey of the Council of Graduate Schools showed that 59% of the member…

A major responsibility of government, whether state, local or federal, is to provide educational opportunity for its citizens in accord with their abilities, motivations, and the needs of society. To achieve this goal in postsecondary education, a diversity of institutions for students to attend and the elimination of barriers to these…

DIALOGUE WAS PRESENTED AT A SYMPOSIUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION FOR A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. PARTICIPANTS AND DISCUSSANTS AT THE SYMPOSIUM WERE SCHOLARS IN ANTHROPOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIOLOGY. AUTHORS OF MAJOR PAPERS INCLUDED SOLON KIMBALL, FRED STRODTBECK, ARTHUR ROSS,…

Wholesome and promising change is occurring in American education, with interest in adult educational opportunities expanding in impressive proportions. Yet a kind of riptide exists between the interest in lifelong learning and the apparently limited financial resources available for conventional education for transitional students. On what basis…

This report deals with two basic areas related to open learning system development. It identifies nine functions or operating characteristics which need to be present in a fully complete open learning system. These characteristics deal with the formulation of objectives, the incentives and rewards that students may bring to open learning, the…

The communication satellite already has developed a mature technology. It carries a substantial part of the world's long range communication, and is now useable for special cultural and educational purposes. Major cultural effects come from its contribution to increasing enormously the flow of information in the world. It will increase human…

The United Methodist Church has a long tradition in American higher education. Since 1784, 839 distinct institutions have been affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Important to the United Methodist tradition are: education for all, regardless of social standing, ethnic identity, or gender; education that appropriately relates faith and…

Armed Services VIEW (Vital Information for Education and Work) is described as a cooperative program with the Department of Defense which (1) introduces career opportunities and training available through volunteer service enlistment, (2) will be provided to senior high schools at no cost, and (3) presents materials in both printed and microfilm…