Many community college faculty are concerned with academic standards at their institutions, in part because in the late 1960s and during the 1970s standards became associated, in the minds of many teachers and students, with personal rigidity rather than academic rigor. Faculty who wish to re-examine academic standards with their colleagues…

A study attempted to provide answers to three questions: (1) How often are articles from six frequently used health education journals referenced by authors writing for the same journals? (2) What is the citation frequency of articles from four other selected health journals within these six journals? and (3) What factors govern the likelihood of…

This paper reports the findings of a study of the publication practices of professional journals in education and psychology. The data are based on responses of 98 editors who completed and returned questionnaires that described their activities in 1978. The data are arranged according to the following topics: (1) why people write, (2) breaking…

Argues that educational standards in Saskatchewan, Canada high schools must be raised in the areas of reading and writing. (RB)

Argues that higher education has become cut off from its intellectual moorings, holding that the vision of universal excellence and equal access has become a reality of universal access and equal excellence, and calling for an examination and evaluation of innovations and reforms proposed by the Newman and Carnegie reports. (JT)

Describes a study in New York which recommended that no new baccalaureate technology programs be developed in New York State due to an absence of need as indicated by employers and institutions offering the baccalaureate technology programs. Also recommended that the continuation of existing programs be fully conditional on accreditation by the…

The digest is based on a full length report on academics and athletics in higher education. The full report provides a definitive review of the literature and institutional practice on the topic. Three sections consider: (1) business and politics of college sports (e.g. most budgets for athletics programs show signs of precarious fiscal fitness,…

The necessity for training highly competent individuals to assume educational leadership positions will be critical in the near future, since a sizeable percentage of school administrators and professors of educational administration will retire over the next decade. The programs preparing current administrators are not equipped to meet the…

This paper outlines a recently implemented set of procedures for the approval of teacher education programs in the state of Arkansas. Information is included on: (1) regulations and standards for state approval of teacher education programs; (2) agenda for team visits conducting on-site evaluation; and (3) standards for program accountability. The…

This monograph analyzes the Carnegie Task Force on Teaching as a Profession's recommendations for a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, focusing upon the development and management of the proposed Board, and the assessment approaches used to implement the idea of national certification. While the task force recommends two levels of…

Several critical questions are raised by the proliferation of communications internships, yet the question of grading and evaluating internships is one that can be answered by examining the Media Program at Loyola College in Maryland. Although the communications curriculum was not fully developed until the 1986-87 academic year, enrollments in the…

Investment in literacy upgrading can pay rich dividends in both quality of life for individuals and benefits to society. Literacy can become the gateway to a fuller understanding of ideas and responsible participation as citizens. Unfortunately, academic abilities of schooled youth are not keeping pace with the skills/knowledge requirements of…

This booklet sets forth the provisions of the South Carolina Education Improvement Act. Statements of standards mandated by the State in the following areas are presented: (1) increasing academic standards; (2) strengthening student discipline and attendance; (3) providing more effective use of classroom learning time; (4) providing programs of…

An examination is provided of the limitations and the characteristics of community college honors programs. Introductory comments point to the potential of honors programs as one of the few opportunities for mid-career community college faculty desiring growth within a traditional institutional framework, while characterizing most existing…

Developing Character: Transmitting Knowledge, a statement signed by 27 educators intended to sustain the momentum for reform in American education, is discussed and critiqued. The author declined to sign the Statement and was asked to critically evaluate it. The Statement presents nine major issues, follows with a discussion of each, and concludes…