Suggests that teachers must be better prepared and drawn from the top quarter of their class; also suggests the completion of four years of liberal arts study as a prerequisite for admission to teacher preparation programs. (JOW)

Discusses (1) the impact of technology on science reporting, (2) raised grade point standards for admissions criteria, and (3) the use of video display terminals in departments of journalism. (HOD)

In the last two years colleges and universities in 27 states have upgraded freshman admission criteria because of the inability of many high school graduates to do college work. However, the declining number of college-age students may contribute to the lowering of standards in the 1980s. (MLF)

Evidence supporting a widely reported decline in the quality of California public high schools is equivocal at best. Primary sources of this charge--administrators, especially admission officers, at high prestige universities--are themselves the primary sources of the real problems high schools are having. (Author/CJ)

Discusses the effects of a grammar test on student admission to the department of communication at the University of Central Florida. (HOD)

Discusses the actual uses to which achievement test scores are put in the college admissions process (according to survey findings) and factors that should be considered when treating test scores as admission criteria. (PGD)

Issues in admission to professional education are reviewed, including the validity of prediction of performance, development of appropriate admission criteria, and legal issues in fair selection. The literature of educational and personnel selection is reviewed. (MSE)

This second part of a three-part essay on information science education explores the external educational concerns of academic affiliation, degree level, admissions requirements, jurisdiction and financing. The present state of these topics is discussed and cogent questions are raised for future study. (RAA)

Encourages church-related junior colleges to step out of denominational sectarianism in their educational missions and provide an educational environment for students from many religious backgrounds. (DMM)

Offers a different (liberal arts) perspective on the job market for PhDs in English from an undergraduate department chairman. Asks for better information about graduate study possibilities. Argues that the problem is to learn how to better advise aspiring PhD students, and to provide support for them. (PA)

Asserts that college admission officers must take closer look at how they use high school rank in their deliberations. Contends that admission officers often give undue significance to rank. Describes statistical shortcomings of high school rank and notes personal cost to high school students. Proposes alternative weighted grade point average,…

Discusses the university's mission of service to the nation. Advocates a reconstruction of journalism education based on higher admission standards, emphasis of community-oriented instruction, and course-specific liberal arts requirements. (SR)

Focuses on two implicit assumptions that Carl Rogers saw as dangerous undercurrents in the educational process: that ability to pass examinations is the best criterion for student selection and for judging professional promise, and that evaluation is education and education is evaluation. Opinions are offered by three professionals, each with…

This article reviews four basic issues which must be addressed before selection into teacher preparation and into the profession can be meaningful. These issues are: the purpose of selection; standards and criteria for selection; professional judgment of teacher candidates; and legal and ethical considerations of the selection process. (Author/MT)

Through an in-depth analysis of one student's biography of why she became a teacher candidate and what affected development of her pedagogical platform, this essay argues for the recognition of biographical influences in the admission process and the creation of programs that sustain progressive ideals through the initial phases of teaching.…