This profile of Alberta's adult learning system draws together information from widely different sources for the period 1994-1995 to 1999-2000. The profile looks at Alberta's system relative to those in other jurisdictions in Canada and discusses emerging trends and issues. The profile provides a context for discussing policy and program…

This report assesses the transfer credit process for British Columbia (BC) college transfer applicants to the University of British Columbia (UBC). Results indicate that students are earning on average 49.7 credits from the BC college attended and are being granted an average of 42.2 credits when transferring to UBC. This translated into 84.9% of…

Considered the Latin American experience with aid from the United States and many of the practices and philosophy of U.S. higher education that were accepted by important Latin American universities. (Editor/RK)

Describes a university program in which students are involved in urban problems of the black ghetto area of Hartford, Connecticut, while receiving full academic credit. (DS)

Answers to the major issues that confront secondary schools and colleges in making decisions about the use or non-use of grade point average and rank-in-class as features of the college application/admissions process. (Author)

The external degree provides an educational shortcut by providing credits for knowledge obtained outside of college. (Editor)

This paper is an expansion of a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers in New Orleans, April 21, 1970. (IR)

School boards should negotiate prior district approval of academic credits that are tied to teachers' salaries. The credits must support the teacher's specific job assignment, be of passing grade, be confirmed by a specific date, and be received after a bachelor's degree. (MLF)

A statistical methodology applied to three years of teaching load data from 21 major public universities yields an objective, broadly applicable set of student credit hours (SCH) weight factors. A table of optimum weighting factors for upper division and graduate SCH is presented. (Author/MLW)

Barbara Stone from Wilkes Community College (North Carolina) provides recommendations derived from a survey of old age care facility residents, administrators, educators, and community officials concerning deficiencies in their care unit program. Debbie L. Floyd describes Scott Community College's (Iowa) consumer model for credit options for human…

Reports the results of a survey of the practices of 78 Michigan colleges and universities in awarding and transferring credit for nontraditional or experiential learning. (WD)

The major cause of stress in private schools is ambiguity, according to this administrator, including ambiguity about teachers' status, roles, and commitment as well as about alumni attitudes, academic curricula, educational change, standardized tests, the purposes of a private education, and tuition tax credits. (RW)

Provides an annotated bibliography of ten recent references (1980-81) on tuition tax credits, 22 items on the background (1973-79) of tuition tax credits, and 15 general references (1979-81) on educational vouchers. (CHC)

Bergen Community College's Center for Public Media Programming produces courses broadcast by CBS stations around the country and which are offered for credit by other community colleges. The courses, called "Summer Semester," are offered to students unable to attend classes. They consist of half-hour lectures or discussions. (MLW)