Surveys journalism and mass communication program administrators and members of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication concerning the policy of limiting the number of journalism courses in the undergraduate degree program to 25 percent of courses taken. (HOD)

Research suggests that more than half of high school graduates are not academically prepared for college, yet they do not have significant learning disabilities preventing them from succeeding in a traditional classroom setting. This timeless bestseller, now in its third edition and updated with new data, recommendations, and observations explores…

Participation in postsecondary education has increased in recent years. However, since students' postsecondary curricular choices are based in part on labor market demand and this demand typically varies across occupations, not all areas of postsecondary education are likely to increase at the same rate. This Issue Brief examines trends in awarded…

Superintendents of education in the 50 states of the United States, the 11 Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Guam, and the Trust Territories of the Pacific were surveyed about the criteria for certification of school psychologists set forth by state departments of education. (Author/JM)

Thirty-four college undergraduates, not majoring in science, participated in an innovative program in the biological sciences. The program stressed applications of biology to social problems, and emphasized emotional as well as intellectual growth. (Author)

Discusses a team teaching approach integrating academic and vocational educational concepts. (SB)

Transformation abilities are those which deal with the intellectual process of changing, revising, or redefining information. Scores on a measure of academic learning were found significantly related to several of these transformation ability factors. (DG)

Academic Preparation for College, a document issued by the College Board and geared to telling students, parents, teachers, and administrators what high school students need to know and be able to do to succeed in college today, is described. Suggestions for trustees as shapers of policy are provided. (MLW)

Examined students' perceptions of the role and purpose of cocurricular activities at the University of Virginia. Students (N=160) completed the Cocurricular Activities Appraisal instrument. Results yielded a profile of the typical student leader and information about how his/her expectations had been met by cocurricular activities. (PAS)

Makes a statement about cooperative education that considers the special realities of liberal arts majors, and suggests strategies for cooperative education that go beyond traditional practices to meet the needs of liberal arts majors. (JOW)

A successful review of program quality, it is suggested, requires a clear understanding by all participants of what is meant by "quality." Academic quality is defined. Much of the confusion about assessing program quality results from an inability or unwillingness to try to determine exactly what is to be assessed. (MLW)

Discusses the general education role assigned by many institutions to foreign language departments and the difficulties that these have encountered in adjusting their course offerings and their goals to such role. Expresses the belief that the foreign language classroom is the ideal environment to teach the value of language as a heuristic device.…

Presents case studies representing various points of view on the question of whether academic institutions can remain neutral. Excerpts are presented from the writings of Kenneth Strike, Robert H. Ennis, John Dewey, and Louis Althusser. (DB)

Nongovernmental accreditation of institutions and programs, a uniquely American process, is discussed. Institutions are shown to bear a large responsibility for making accreditation work as a major tool for improvement. The accreditation process, specialized accreditation, and future developments are described. (Author/LB)