A description of the accreditation process, an analysis of developments that have affected accrediting agencies, and evidence of their productive response are provided in this introductory paper. Issues regarding evaluation of nontraditional education are also addressed. (Author/LBH)

This article examines the low pass rate of 12th grade Jamaican students in the British advanced level examinations, and the effects this low pass rate has in a developing nation. (WI)

The combination of expanding education with contracting skill at work produces employees who are more educated than their jobs require, and who are less efficient because more dissatisfied. In this situation, the demand for a more educated workforce is in fact a demand for more discipline in the subordinate ranks of industry's political hierarchy…

Revised standards for teacher education programs are discussed, with emphasis on changes from present standards, clarifications of existing standards, and questions about the application of the standards. (JD)

Outlined is a proposal for improving the accreditation process by holding a common higher standard for all small and large institutions at the initial accreditation; differentiating between initial accreditation and reaccreditation visits; and developing pilot sequential data-gathering plans for monitoring interim accreditability. (JD)

The present organization and function of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education is examined; a major reexamination and overhaul of accreditation, including its fundamental purposes, standards, and processes is suggested. (JD)

Are today's college students really educated men and women? Harvard frets that many are not, and proposes reforms. (Editor)

Stresses the concern for individual standards which pervades the Plowden report. Suggests that some of the report's professional advice, regarding inservice education, inspection and diagnostic testing, is more timely and relevant now than when it was first offered. (Editor/RK)

Were the secondary modern schools always a bad thing? The author, a former HMI (Her Majesty's Inspectorate), remembers some of their more positive achievements. (Editor/RK)

While a liberal education is a preface to lifelong learning, it should be concerned with developing certain skills and knowledge. Specific goals of a core curriculum at Harvard are endorsed. Results of the relaxation of academic requirements and future roles of higher education are discussed. (SW)

Identifies 20 of the major issues and problems facing the community college. Elaborates on areas such as student values, standards of excellence, public opinion regarding education, recruitment of handicapped, minority, and female students, female faculty, and the financial situation. (TP)

The author presents some of his views about the current state of education in the United States and Canada and makes some suggestions that seem to him justifiable and realistic, although drastic. ( Editor/RK)

Traces the activities of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in its efforts to assist the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education in modifying its standards for accreditation of teacher education to reflect an emphasis on multicultural education. (Editor/RK)

"T & E" (Thorough and Efficient Education) requires that New Jersey's schools set standards that will be functional and continuous. Here is an educationally viable approach to handle what has become a "political" issue. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the hottest reform movement in the country: proficiency testing for public school students. Differing opinions are given for and against the programs. (Author/RK)