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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1983
Hearings are presented on the proliferation of interstate guarantee arrangements in the area of student loans, and the effect of such arrangements on student access to loan capital. Topics include: the desirability of establishing territorial monopolies for student loan guarantee agencies, the views of the Higher Education Assistance Foundation…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Agency Role, Banking
Coleman, Daniel; And Others – 1983
The effects of a calendar change from the quarter system to the semester system on enrollment patterns, student credit hour productivity, grading patterns, and course completion patterns were investigated. Enrollment and grade pattern data were collected for nine Florida public universities and Iowa State University, for 1980-1982. Additionally, a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Credits, College Students, Degree Requirements
Shay, Robert P. – 1982
Four aspects of the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) Program are compared with credit policies on other loans made by consumer installment lenders. The four aspects are: (1) the planning, screening, monitoring, collecting, and write-off policies on GSLs versus uninsured loans; (2) the importance of the Student Loan Marketing Association in providing…
Descriptors: Banking, Credit (Finance), Federal Programs, Financial Services
Lucas, John A. – 1983
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of fall 1982 students, compare student and community demographic data, and analyze the percentage of community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 498 degree credit students and 300 continuing education students were surveyed. Based on responses…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Enrollment Influences
Lewis, Merrilee R.; Marcopulos, Ernest – 1989
In spring 1988, a study was conducted of students who participated in college athletics at San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC) between 1983-84 and 1987-88. Data collected on each student athlete included ethnicity, sport, place of residence, initial and current reading level, total grade point average (GPA), GPA in athletics and physical education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletes, College Athletics, College Credits
Mount San Antonio Coll., Walnut, CA. – 1989
A study was conducted at Mount San Antonio College (MSAC), California, to analyze patterns in credit course retention between fall 1986 and spring 1989. The study investigated the development of course prerequisites based on faculty perceptions of the skills necessary for success and minimal skill levels associated with success; student assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Enrollment Trends
Cortez, Jesus – 1989
The Paraprofessional Training Project at California State University, Chico, is operated through a consortium of the University, Colusa County Schools, and Butte Community College. The 3-year program provides trainee paraprofessional teaching staff to work with the predominantly Spanish-speaking, limited-English-proficient school population of the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, College Credits, Community Colleges, Consortia
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, Columbia, MD. – 1986
This booklet provides a guide to some of the credit-bearing opportunities in place at more than 1,200 United States colleges and universities that recognize learning obtained away from the formal college classroom. The data were compiled from a fall 1984 survey and are presented in two sections. The first provides the programmatic information…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Credits, College Programs, Degree Requirements
Catterall, James S. – 1983
An examination of the issues in the debate over federal tuition tax credits for private elementary and secondary education involves the context of the debate, pros and cons, costs, beneficiaries, legal questions, and the public interest. Proponents of tuition tax credits object to paying both school taxes and private tuition; they wish to deduct…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Parent Financial Contribution
Corvallis School District 509J, OR. – 1986
This guide is intended to help vocational and mathematics teachers design and implement integrated mathematics-vocational education courses. The guide is organized in six sections. Following two sections containing information about the project in which the guide was developed and how to use the guide, Section III provides guidelines for…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Course Content, Course Organization, Credits
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1986
The members of this task force examined ways states could encourage greater parental involvement in, and choice among, public schools. Following a list of the charges to the task force and information on the hearings and presenters, five papers are presented: (1) "Expanding Educational Opportunity and Choice" (Cindy K. Currence); (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Change Strategies, Government School Relationship, Magnet Schools
Ryan, Jim – 1986
Although 1985 was a relatively high-income year for agriculture, the farm sector is still under a great deal of financial stress. High direct government payments and increased Commodity Credit Corportion loans improved the cash income of U.S. farmers in 1985. However, the continuing decline in real estate values reduced farmers' asset and equity…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Credit (Finance), Economic Climate, Economic Factors
Creamer, Robert; Gillaspy, Mary – 1986
The State Inservice Education Opportunities Act (Kansas) allows certified staff to be recertified using a combination of methods in addition to or besides university credit hours. Participating local districts determine the combination allowed and the limits to be set on each method. Currently, 106 districts have local inservice plans operating.…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Certification, Credits, Elementary Secondary Education
Doty, Charles R.; And Others – 1986
These three papers were delivered as part of a conference panel that was intended to alert advisory councils to the precarious situation of vocational education in the United States today. The first paper, "Crisis Issues in Vocational Education and Training" by Charles R. Doty, makes a case for establishing a program to finance full-time…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Credits, Educational Needs
Farland, Ronnald W. – 1985
This staff analysis by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges discusses and offers recommendations concerning the report, "Proposals for Strengthening the Associate Degree in the California Community Colleges," by the Task Force on Academic Quality. The paper begins with brief staff comments on the associate…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Credit Courses
