Based on the view that tuition tax credits will benefit all taxpayers, this report examines the history and economics of educational financing to furnish a background for an explanation of current proposals to provide tuition tax credits. The author begins with five theoretical economic models of school finance designed to explain the logic of…

This handbook contains teaching ideas for personal and family financial planning courses in senior high schools. Each concept includes the type of activity, an overview of the activity in the form of a generalization, student performance indicators, a plan for implementation, evaluation criteria and materials needed to conduct the activity. Many…

Three constitutional amendments proposed for the June and November, 1980, ballots in California are discussed in this paper. The amendments, all of which would channel public funds to private schools, are: (1) the "Family Choice Initiative," also known as the Sugarman-Coons proposal, which would permit parents to use public funds to send…

This guidebook is written for those who question the process of earning credit for experience and what knowledge and skills might lead to a credit award, and should assist educators who are approached for accreditation of knowledge and skills learned on a Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)-funded job. There are five sections: the…

This directory has been compiled to help anyone wishing to study educational technology in the United Kingdom to pick a course of study suited to his particular requirements. Included are full and part time courses lasting from one term in length to more than a year. Information about courses of study includes the title, degree awarded, admission…

This report, one of a series of reports from the University of Papua New Guinea, presents information gathered on full-time students from Papua New Guinea and other areas of the South Pacific and relates to one particular factor which contributes to student success and failure, that of overloading. The study reported is confined to the period…

The document explains how the state of Pennsylvania handles inservice teacher education. It describes the use of local councils composed of school personnel, students, and community people, who suggest courses to be offered for inservice credit. The standards for these courses are listed. Sample forms are appended which show how a teacher applies…

This handbook provides the practicing educational and career counselor with basic information about a college's policy regarding credit by examination, particularly the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). CLEP is a national program that is readily available to the general public. It is designed to measure knowledge acquired outside the…

A questionnaire survey of student attitudes toward correspondence study at three of five four year colleges in the state of Washington, conducted by the Office of Institutional Education Research of the University of Washington, using a format similar to its study of faculty attitudes in 1968, brought a response of 50% , which was augmented by a…

Economic education is needed. Elementary school children should be taught the following concepts of economics: that economics is concerned with the problem of deciding how to make the best use of resources to satisfy human wants; that production and consumption are functions of any economic system; that in America competition in a market is the…

A survey of financial institutions was undertaken by the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to evaluate the demand and availability of private credit for enterprises that provide outdoor recreation. The survey provided basic information for (1) evaluating legislative proposals for loan guarantee programs, (2) nationwide planning, and (3) assessing the…

Information was collected from questionnaires returned by 26 of 40 institutions which included state institutions west of the Mississippi River plus some Big Ten schools east of the Mississippi. State appropriations, "General Fund", contributions to the extension divisions' total annual budgets ranged from 100% (1 school) to 0% (5 schools).…

This document reports the results of an investigation into the following areas: number of undergraduate students who transfer into Louisiana colleges and universities; patterns of migration shown in student transfer; policies governing the acceptance of given types of transfer credits, including those earned through nontraditional means; and…

This study was designed to ascertain if removal of the threat of garnishment for back debts would increase the employability of WIN enrollees. The pre- and post-WIN debt records of 75 enrollees in Milwaukee WIN were examined intensively during 1969-70. One group of 25 who anticipated garnishment were given financial counseling and granted loans to…

The Manhattanville College plan for change is described in relation to grading, credits for graduation, curriculum, and distribution requirements. Specific areas of change include: grading, formal academic advising, board on academic standards, curricular changes, summer sessions, interdisciplinary studies, open-door lecture service, faculty…