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Download full textClagett, Craig A. – 1988
The discipline cost analysis system for Maryland's community colleges yields information on costs per course, costs per student credit hour, and costs per full-time equivalent student for each intellectual discipline. Costs are assigned to individual course sections and then amalgamated at the discipline level. Total cost figures are the sum of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Courses, Credit Courses, Educational Finance
Fresno County Dept. of Education, Fresno, CA. – 1985
A survey of administrators and contact personnel responsible for PASS Programs in California schools was conducted to determine what policies are followed for evaluating and granting student credits. Questionnaire forms were sent to 91 school sites. The return rate was 86.8% for principals and 90.1% for contact people. Questions covered staff…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Administrative Policy, Articulation (Education), Correspondence Study
Neufeldt, David E.; French, Mark W. – 1985
In this study, the effects of differing levels of obligation attached to a gift and differing levels of resources possessed by the donor on the attraction of the recipient toward the donor were studied. Using groups of between three and five college volunteers, subjects were seated in booths constructed so that they could not see each other, were…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Credit (Finance), Financial Support, Group Dynamics
Wiltberger, Heather E. – 1980
A study examined the process of awarding credit to youth participating in a special group of employment and training programs. Using a student questionnaire, field researchers collected data concerning 21 Youthwork, Inc., Exemplary In-School Demonstration Projects with one of the following four program focus areas: academic credit for work…
Descriptors: Credits, Employment Programs, Experiential Learning, Job Placement
Dallas County Community Coll. District, TX. – 1982
Designed for students in the Dallas County Community College District's (DCCCD's) cooperative education program, this guide provides information on obtaining college credit for the development and achievement of learning objectives through current work experience. After introductory material on the benefits of participating in the program,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, College Credits, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education
Buckellew, Wm.; And Others – 1983
A proposal developed by the Illinois Association for Professional Preparation in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation and the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation for a program involving voluntary coaching certification in Illinois is described. Topics discussed include: (1) the certifying body's composition and…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Certification, Credentials
Foshee, Jane E. – 1981
The 1981 summer Portable Assisted Study Sequence (PASS) Program, designed to provide self-directed learning packages whereby high school migrant students throughout California can receive credits toward graduation requirements, provided instructional materials to 2,306 students. Student transcripts were sent to 159 California high schools.…
Descriptors: Budgets, Correspondence Study, Credits, Curriculum Development
Powers, Stephen; And Others – 1982
The reasons academically gifted high school seniors select institutions of higher education and their interest in precollege, university-level courses were studied. Gifted seniors in the Tucson Unified School District were mailed the Higher Education Orientation Inventory (HEOI), an adaptation of the Graduate Student Satisfaction Questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, College Bound Students, College Choice
Miller, Scott E. – 1985
The role of the federal government in authorizing tuition savings plans and the relationship of these incentives to more traditional student aid programs are examined. Most of the recent proposals to provide incentives for families to save for their children's education would allow tax breaks. For example, the Reagan administration proposal would…
Descriptors: College Students, Economic Status, Higher Education, Incentives
Ozaki, Roger H. – 1978
A random sample of 100 students who had participated in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) at DeKalb Community College (Georgia) was compared with 100 non-CLEP students on factors of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, grade point average, academic units earned, and age. CLEP students averaged a SAT verbal score of 560 and 490 on math…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Age, College Credits, Community Colleges
Plato, Kathleen C.; And Others – 1982
During 1980-81, the Migrant Education Identification and Recruitment Program identified 2,569 students, 14,121 students participated in all migrant education programs, and 2,880 students participated in special programs. Summer programs served 2,234 children. Fifty-six school districts reported that 6,199 students in grades Pre-K-12 received basic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Credits, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Tippin, Keener A. – 1982
Information is provided on the academic performance of Missouri community college students who transferred to the University of Missouri, Columbia (UMC), for the fall 1979 semester. The data are organized according to the college from which students transferred, the UMC department which they entered, student transfer grade point average (GPA) and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, College Credits, College Graduates
Savitz, Fred R.; DiSibio, Robert A. – 1982
The University College of Saint Joseph's University (Pennsylvania) has developed the Experiential Learning Assessment Program (ELAP) which is designed for University College students who wish to apply to and be assessed for college credits gained through experiential learning. The need for such a program was recognized when Archdiocesan teachers,…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Credits, Employment Experience, Equivalency Tests
Toft, Robert J. – 1975
Perspectives on accountability in higher education are considered. It is suggested that educational targeting be undertaken: a coalition of planners, financers, and deliverers of postsecondary education should establish goals to meet perceived societal needs. Out of these goal statements, priorities for state funding could be established and…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Credits, College Students, Educational Assessment
Aubert, Robert G. – 1979
A study was conducted at Green River Community College (GRCC) in Washington to assess the effectiveness of policies requiring students on academic probation to formally apply for reinstatement before continuing their studies. The study's experimental group consisted of those students who were placed on academic probation during Fall 1975 and who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Probation, Administrative Policy
