In "Pushing Plastic," ("The New England Journal of Higher Education", Summer 2007), John Humphrey notes that many college administrators justify their credit card solicitations by suggesting that credit card access will help students learn to manage their own finances. Instead, credit card debt will teach thousands of students…

This article introduces digital imaging, an Adobe Photoshop course at Shrewsbury High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Students are able to earn art credits to graduate by successfully completing the course. Digital imaging must cover art criteria as well as technical skills. The course begins with tutorials created by the instructor and other…

This study examined the relationships between first semester participation in a community college developmental writing course and persistence and goal attainment. The study examined whether developmental writing course participants completed more of their credits, enrolled for more semesters, and completed degree/certificates and/or transferred…

Prepare to teach a convincingly up-to-date unit on consumer credit by becoming acquainted with the people who consider these terms tools and not simply test items for a good matching test. (Author)

This booklet on managing credit, 1 in a series of 12, covers all the basic aspects of personal- and family-money management. Suitable for use by high school and college students as well as adults, this handbook tells how to establish credit, determine credit limits, and maintain a favorable credit history. Section 1 on understanding consumer…

The catalog contains descriptions of approved courses in the Los Angeles City Schools, course numbers, and amounts of high school credit that may be earned. These courses are classified into nine areas: academic, business, civic and public services, elementary and citizenship, fine arts and crafts, health, homemaking, industrial (subdivided into…

A Committee on Transfer of Credits was asked to (1) identify courses numbered and classified at different levels by various units of the University System and to recommend at what level they should be accepted for transfer; (2) analyze lower division courses prerequisite to a bachelor's degree and, where they differed, to suggest ways to ease…

The primary purpose of this study was to develop a model plan for granting college credit for trade and industrial occupational experience. A review of the literature indicated that several schools were granting credit for occupational experience but few had developed standard procedures. Teacher educators, state department officials, and…

Independent study involves those activities that help students develop the capacity for self-paced, lifelong learning. Independent study may be pursued concurrently with regular courses or as an intensive experience by itself. A major question faced by all who consider offering independent study concerns the students. Few institutions offer…

It is the recommendation of the Committee on Academic Progress of Students to the Faculty Council at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro that each undergraduate student may elect to be evaluated on a "Pass/Not Pass" scale in 1 course each semester, with a maximum of 8 courses being allowed for the degree. One semester courses are exempt…

A unique approach to dealing with truancy gives students "instant" credit for work completed at the end of each marking period. (Author/MLF)

Explains the provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunities Act Amendments of 1976 (Public Law 94-239, 94th Congress, H.R. 6516, March 23, 1976), discusses their implications, and suggests enforcement improvements in the Act. (Author/RK)

An income tax guide is presented to aid families with certain aspects of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 that specifically affect disabled persons and their families. Among items covered are personal and standard deductions, the additional standard deduction, deduction for dependents, deductions for medical expenses, and tax credits. (Author/DB)

Describes a career development course for learning disabled college students which addresses five major cognitive, affective, and motivational considerations: (1) cognition and attention, (2) reality testing, (3) sense of self, (4) visual imagery, and (5) learned helplessness. Concludes that the course increases students' ability to make mature…

Provides suggestions on how to publicize the dependent care tax credit. (Author/BJD)