Based on questionnaire survey responses from 45 Pennsylvania and New England institutions, a significant increase in honors awards is discussed and related to the overall national grade inflation previously documented. (LBH)

Draws attention to England's democratic Left's proper concern for educational standards. Calls for the democratic Left to formulate a new curriculum policy concerned with minimum standards of attainment for all children. (Editor/RK)

A study comparing continuous assessment of a British business administration program with traditional summative evaluation found that continuous assessment had resulted in a rise in standards. (MSE)

A discussion of the devastating decline of Southern Methodist University's athletics program looks at what has happened in the past year, constructive responses to it, the university's prospects for the immediate future, and what can be learned by faculty concerned for academic integrity in todays' society. (MSE)

The executive director of the Colonial League, an intercollegiate athletic league adhering to more restrictive principles than those of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, talks about faculty attitudes toward the affiliation, academic and administrative standards, competition, organization, and the role of faculty in the league. (MSE)

Britain's new policy requiring that teacher education be undertaken jointly by teacher education institutions and either universities or polytechnical institutions, as a means of providing higher quality subject-area training, is found to be an inadequately thought-out plan that tangles policies rather than solidifies them. (MSE)

Educational malpractice developments in America may affect legal accountability of Australian teachers and educational institutions. This paper discusses significant American cases and commentators' observations in the context of the Australian legal system. Teachers should embrace their widening legal responsibility in order to advance…

The chairperson of the Study Group on the Condition of Excellence in American Higher Education summarizes the group's report, "Involvement in Learning", and its recommendations concerning the need for: demonstrable improvements in student knowledge, skills, capacities, and attitudes; clearly and publicly expressed academic standards; and…

The number of seniors eligible for admission to an interdisciplinary honor society from various academic disciplines varied substantially when three methods of selection were compared using grade point average as the criterion. This is the finding from a study of grade inflation and grading standards on student academic award selection. (JN)

The "ability to benefit" provision in Title IV, Higher Education Act, and the Reagan Administration's proposal to eliminate it as a basis for student aid eligibility are discussed. Regulations and data related to the provision, pro and con arguments regarding "ability to benefit," and policy alternatives are described. (MLW)

Faculty and administrators in social work programs have greeted recently disseminated accreditation requirements by the Council on Social Work Education with varying mixtures of enthusiasm and concern. How newly promulgated accreditation policy and procedures affect this dissension will determine the usefulness of research content in the future…

Provides a historical review and assessment of Britain's General Certificate of Education and Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE). Projects the implications of the GCSE for teachers and students and presents challenging views on several of its principles. (ML)

Four issues involving the student-athlete are identified as important to academic advising: the relationship between athletic participation and academic performance, individual differences among student-athletes, the possible conflict in the role of student and athletes, and the debate over the need for special programs for student-athletes. (MLW)

As the use of competency testing of teachers has increased, the issue of the effect of standardized testing on minority groups at all educational levels has resurfaced. Several programs designed to raise standards and increase test scores are described. (MT)

The model institutions which have shaped American graduate schools of education emerged between 1900 and 1940. Tensions between academic and professional interests as well as between professional school and school of education faculties led to estrangement within the field and further tensions between educational schools and their universities.…