A study examined the reactions of New York high school and two-year college accounting educators concerning articulation between secondary and postsedondary accounting programs in the State. During the study, 56 percent of the high school faculty and 75 percent of the two-year accounting faculty in western New York responded to questions…

Fall 1982 enrollment data for North Dakota state colleges and universities are presented. Headcount enrollment for each institution is provided for the following categories of students: freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, graduate, special, unclassified, and professional. A similar format is used to present full-time enrollments, total student…

This handbook is intended to provide parents and students with an orientation to the high schools in the Rowland Unified School District (California). It can also serve as a model for other districts and schools which are developing orientation handbooks. Topics which are covered include: (1) school district personnel; (2) counseling and guidance…

The motivations of adult learners who were not admitted to college degree programs but who chose to take credit courses on a part-time basis were studied, with attention to the relationship of motivational orientations and sociodemographic variables (sex, race, age, and family income level). The study population of 464 part-time students 25 years…

A project of Great Britain's Further Education Unit explored the role adult education colleges can play in facilitating access to the national vocational qualifications (NVQs) for learners with special needs and identifying barriers to NVQs for adults with special needs. The issues surrounding the current and planned changes to the NVQs are that:…

Most of the 27 enrollees in the institute were employed in administrative positions within the North Carolina Community College System. The institute consisted primarily of 3-hour presentations on topics related to the conference theme of "Institutional Effectiveness in Building Communities." Two types of evaluations were conducted. The…

An unduplicated headcount of students enrolled in college-level credit courses in Florida's community colleges is provided as taken at the end of the initial drop-add period in fall 1985. The first portion of the report provides data showing 5-year (fall 1981 through fall 1985) statewide trends in actual opening fall credit enrollments. Figures…

The status of colleges' credit-granting practices for nontraditional learning (attained outside legally authorized and accredited postsecondary institutions) was studied in 1986, along with credit-granting procedures for military learning experiences, business/industry training, credit by examination, and credit obtained through other assessment…

This curriculum guide is one of nine such guides developed for an Alberta high school business education program. Its content covers the main subject area or strand of basic business. Subject to the constraints outlined in the guide, the modules are to be formatted into three- or four-credit courses within each strand. Introductory materials…

This guide is intended to assist employers, educators, and union officials in understanding the rationale behind developing and implementing tuition assistance plans. Examined in the introductory section are the importance of tuition assistance programs in light of contemporary economic and labor market conditions. The first chapter outlines the…

A study was conducted to obtain information on the transfer outcomes of Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) students who transferred to another Philadelphia-area college or university. The study sought information on the grade point average (GPA), credit hours taken, graduation status, and other measures of student persistence for 252 former…

The vehicle through which effective undergraduate internships in multinational business and foreign languages are achieved is the learning agreement. It is the means for planning and implementing internships and it offers measurable goals by which student progress can be monitored and evaluated. It should include: a complete description of the…

Fall 1985 enrollment data for North Dakota state colleges and universities are presented in 12 tables, based on data supplied by the institutions. Headcount enrollment for each institution is provided for the following categories of students: freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, graduate, special/unclassified, and professional. A similar format is…

Definitions of manageable college student debts are discussed and one definition is applied to California data, using the Student Expenses and Resources Survey. Definitions proposed by Daniere, Hartman, and Horch define manageable debt levels in terms of future income. A comparison of the three proposals shows the number of years of repayment…

Descriptive statistics are presented on students in Florida's State University System (SUS) who were previously enrolled in one of the state's 28 community colleges. A series of 16 tables presents fall term data for 1984 through 1986, including information on students' sex, race, and age; SUS enrollment rate of former community college students;…