The phenomenon of minimum competency testing (MCT) is explored, beginning with its origins in public concern for educational accountability. Three major themes appearing in the states enacting prescriptive legislation are described: state standards/state test (Florida); state standards/local test (Oregon); and local standards/local test…

The purpose of this study was to identify the professional horticultural competencies that vocational horticultural teachers must perform successfully and to distinguish between those competencies needed by entry level teachers and those needed by experienced teachers. A secondary purpose was to examine differences in the ratings of the…

Based on the theory that higher education in America has been on the decline since 1953, the decadence and hopes for renewal in higher learning are examined. The following afflictions are cited as cause for the decline: (1) a purposelessness or loss of the objects of wisdom and virtue; (2) intellectual disorder: all integration and order of…

This is the third of four volumes reporting phase 2 of a two-phase project to examine the competency-based vocational teacher education movement and analyze the current state-of-the-art (phase 1), and to assess the implications for preservice, inservice, and leadership level professional development programs in career and occupational education in…

The results of a nationwide survey of accredited institutions investigating opinions about accreditation and interagency cooperation and about accrediting activities in the institutions surveyed are reported. The survey sample consisted of 593 institutions and their 2144 academic units/programs. Of these, 426 institutions and 1175 of heads of…

The purposes of this study were to determine the impact of the 1965 revised standards for the accreditation of undergraduate programs of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) upon evening college programs, and delineate implications for evening colleges. A brief questionnaire was used to examine the general effects of…

The 1972 edition of the Troy State University's Faculty Handbook outlines the procedures, policies and regulations regarding the administrative organization of the university; the faculty committees; personnel policies; fiscal policies and business procedures; academic procedures; special aids to teaching and research; student affairs services;…

The North Texas State University faculty handbook details the university governance within the state higher education system; faculty and university policies including appointments, employment conditions, evaluation and promotions, salaries and benefits, and available services. The relationship between the faculty and students is also outlined.…

The document is the first volume of a four-part report of a study conducted to evaluate and assess the national state of clinical education and training of allied health manpower. The final report briefly reviews the development of education for allied health manpower, the present status of manpower requirements, the nature of clinical education,…

This faculty handbook, prepared for the 1974-75 session, is organized into four main sections: government of the university; policies and practices; student relations; and services and facilities. The information on government deals with administrative personnel, committees, and general organization. Policies and practices are outlined with regard…

This 1973 edition of the faculty handbook is divided into four main sections on history and goals, organization and administration, faculty and faculty policies, and faculty-student relations. The school's administrative structure is detailed, with descriptions given of its various schools, boards, and councils. Faculty policies are presented with…

This report was planned to facilitate the task of college admissions officers of American educational institutions in the evaluation of foreign credentials. The educational systems of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand are examined in depth and include discussions of each country's educational history and educational…

Claremont College's efforts to explore the subject of Black Studies in a systematic fashion may be the first step in the direction of its own "re-humanization." The relevance of this statement may be seen in the light of the ease with a large number of white institutions of higher education have dodged the intellectual issue -- by setting up…

Two problems which the language arts teacher encounters are the effect of science on language teaching and the nation's commitment to "excellence for all" as measured by objective examination. Scientists, who value exactness, objectivity, and control, have imposed their values on language and have attempted to construct machines that will use and…

This manual, intended for inexperienced and experienced coordinators, school administrators, and guidance personnel, is designed to provide practical suggestions for initiating, developing, operating, coordinating, improving, and evaluating cooperative office education programs. Major content is presented primarily in outline form under the…