Offers a historical overview of the development of higher education admissions standards, efforts to establish standards for high school curricula, and the establishment and work of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Originally, the Association was a philosophical society, becoming an accrediting agency in the early 1900s. (DMM)

Despite many calls for a core curriculum, there are no national educational standards for doctoral training in psychology. Historically, psychologists have been unwilling or unable to define what a psychologist is. Reviews the history of the struggle to develop a core curriculum within American psychology and related fields of study, discussing…

The article examines the recent redesign of the processes and standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education from the perspective of the history of efforts to establish national standards for teacher education in the United States. Lessons and possible pitfalls for these continuing efforts are drawn, based on challeges…

Black colleges were founded, amid hostility and with few resources, first in the North in the antebellum period, and then in the South in the Reconstruction period. Money has always been a problem. Recently Black colleges have been threatened by trends toward dismantling separate education of Blacks and Whites. (Author/MC)

Provides a historical perspective of the admissions office leading to the present integrative system of enrollment management. The main issue for admissions offices remains that of balancing quantity and quality. Today they can integrate ideas of the past with technology of the present. This use of data will help design curriculums and support…

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.…

Institutional controversies regarding the admission and subsequent education of academically inadequate students are discussed. Educational practices aimed at remedying these deficiencies are identified. Vassar's and Cornell's efforts to develop working relationships with emerging secondary schools are considered. (Author/MLW)

There is considerable difference of opinion among educators in regard to the wisdom of preparing rural teachers in academic institutions of secondary rank. Many fear that this may result in lower standard of academic work, while others insist that such teacher preparation will add dignity and a now sense of responsibility to the tasks of the…

Outlines development of library education in Japan, highlighting its inception in 1903, the Japan Library School (1951; presently at Keio University), the University of Library and Information Science (1979), federal legislation including the Library Law (1950) and School Library Law (1953), and the "Standards for Education for…

This article examines the development of academic training in art therapy, including the role of the American Art Therapy Association in establishing training standards for the field. An appended commentary by Donald Uhlin notes further progress toward program accreditation. Part of a theme issue on art therapy. (SJL)

Describes the three-year development of the Standards Project for English Language Arts. Discusses the context-centered framework, "bad news" from the Department of Education, funding from the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association, working with a more linear structure, and uncertainties in the…

Analyzes the role of education in incorporating Australia's Melanesian minority, the Torres Strait Islanders, into the Australian nation. Reviews education on the Strait Islands from 1892 to 1985, focusing on issues related to educational standards, the inclusion of islanders within legislative provisions for Aborigines, immigration, and…

An "accredited secondary school," as the term is used in this bulletin, is a school which is equipped to prepare students for colleges requiring at least 14 units for unconditioned admission and which has been investigated or approved for this purpose by one of the following agencies: A State officer of education, a university or college…

Presents arguments by Robert Lowe and Matthew Arnold on the 19th century British "Payment by Results" Plan, whereby schools received funds for students who passed minimal competency tests. Emphasizes that the Victorian experience produced acrimonious teachers with low morale and encourages contemporary minimal testing advocates not to…

The author examines previous efforts to establish certifying examinations for high school students and their effects on curriculum and students, particularly minorities. Also, to introduce readers to the rest of this theme issue on testing, he briefly discusses test validity, cutoff scores, and effects on teachers. (SJL)