The author questions the compatibility of admissions criteria and academic policy on the one hand, and the goal of encouraging the entire community to partake of educational opportunities in community colleges on the other hand. (GW)

Examines the relevance to moral education of the teaching of science, making use of some of the conclusions argued for in a previous article (AA 523 283). (Author/RK)

Authors Woodward and Bernstein talk with an eminent historian about investigative reporting and its place in the formulation of history. (Editor)

Compares and evaluates models for bias in selection. Strategies are compared and evaluated as to their advantages and disadvantages in the areas of business and education. Some suggested formats for establishing culture fair selection are felt, by the authors, to be inadequate for their task and require a more complex analysis. (Author/DEP)

Discusses some models, including the Petersen Novick Model (TM 502 259) regarding fair selection procedures. (DEP)

This article presents evaluative criteria guidelines for the process of human resource development. These guidelines discuss the importance of considering the following aspects: Relevant needs, clear objectives, accomplishment, uniqueness, flexibility, skill orientation, professional leadership, future perspective, a value system, evaluation of an…

Defines the "worship of p" as the current phenomenon of attaching major significance to statistical analysis, and contends that such statistical analysis and precision are useful only when viewed as secondary tools in scientific research. (MH)

An educational feasibility framework is described which considers constraints to feasibility, sources of data for determining feasibility, and feasibility study methodology. (Author)

This document reviews a dozen history textbooks. The following American History textbooks are reviewed: (1) Joyce Appleby, Alan Brinkley, and James M. McPherson, The American Journey: Building a Nation (Glencoe, 2003), and Joyce Appleby, Alan Brinkley, Albert S. Broussard, James M. McPherson, and Donald A. Ritchie, The American Republic Since 1877…

This document features a checklist designed to help teachers keep track of student progress on the Math Standards that are tested by the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). A chart of benchmarks assessed in grades 3-5, test items based on the benchmarks, and an answer key and actual checklists are included. (KHR)

With tighter budget allocations, funding for different university budgets items must be managed more judiciously. Subjective criteria are often used to allocate funds to colleges within a university, with the result that allocation decisions can be based on spending differences that are not statistically significant. A statistically based method…

This paper proposes criteria for determining necessary assumptions of arguments. In their book Evaluating Critical Thinking, S. Norris and R. Ennis (1989) state that although it is tempting to think that certain assumptions are logically necessary for an argument or position, they are not. Many writers of introductory logic texts and the authors…

This guidebook, designed to assist colleges and universities to meet National Council for the Social Studies/National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education program standards, is one of three documents that deal with national standards for social studies teachers. The guidebook is intended to help colleges and universities assess the…

Nova Southeastern University has used off-campus instruction since 1972, and currently, more than one-third of all students attend class at a location other than the University's three South Florida campuses. This study investigated overall student satisfaction with statements related to accreditation criteria, comparing the responses of South…