Selected aspects of a self-paced chemistry program are described. These include student selection, supervision requirements, and grading indicating that student selection is the key to a successful program. Also points out that quality/quantity of learning (determined by testing) is comparable to traditional lecture courses. (Author/JN)

German public school teaching certificate requirements are quite different from standard bachelor of music education degree requirements in the United States. (RM)

International student admissions in universities can be facilitated by multivariate statistical procedures. On the basis of existing data on student characteristics, predictions can be made regarding performance of applicants. These predictions consider personal variables, knowledge of English, and various indicators of academic performance.…

North Carolina has begun a comprehensive, systematic approach to the reevaluation and assessment of the teacher education process. (Author/MLF)

A descriptive analysis of research focusing on the organizational and environmental factors that affect levels of admission of children to care. (CM)

Describes an Agency for International Development program which placed Nigerian students in technical programs in American community colleges, detailing the process of screening student applicants in Nigeria. (MB)

Describes shifting perspectives of a large special education teacher education program in Florida in the process of implementing a reform agenda. Particular attention is given to admission standards for prospective teachers (reliance on test scores is questioned) and the curriculum and teaching methodologies of teacher education program.…

The South Carolina Council on Foreign Language Placement and Curriculum, created when state colleges and universities increased foreign language study admission requirements, serves as a forum for the exchange of information and helps provide professional critique of plans to change curriculum and implement new placement tests at postsecondary…

The Open Foundation Course offered at Newcastle University allows adults to explore their readiness for higher education. Evaluation of its effectiveness was complicated by the expectations of both adult education and continuing vocational education. (SK)

Examines the politics of policymaking within the context of Australian university entrance policy. Argues that policy making is more concerned with the social construction of policy problems than with their resolution. Stories of university entrance were absorbed within the government's reform agenda via participative processes restricted to…

Recounts two homeless teenagers' struggle to stabilize their lives and graduate from high school. To help other heroic, homeless students, high schools should adopt flexible admission criteria, attendance policies, course offerings, and class assignments and provide special education services, transportation vouchers, and emotional support when…

The proportion of Princeton University (New Jersey) freshmen who identify themselves as Jewish is half what it was in 1973, and the proportion of Jewish Princeton students overall is less than half that of Harvard University (Massachusetts) or Yale University (Connecticut). Some fault recruitment strategy changes; others believe fewer Jewish…

Describes a course entitled "Preparing for Graduate Study in Psychology" that is a two-credit seminar developed to prepare undergraduate students for graduate study in psychology. Requires students to actually create application materials. Contends that the course provides students with a structured approach to learning about the graduate…

In March 1996, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the University of Texas School of Law's admission policy in "Hopwood v. State of Texas." The state failed to show a compelling government interest for the affirmative-action admissions policy favoring Mexican-American and African-American applicants. Minority admissions…

Assesses how accurately psychology undergraduates perceive: (1) the importance of various graduate admission criteria, including minimum grade point averages needed for consideration by graduate programs; (2) the length of time required to complete graduate degrees; and (3) starting salaries at various educational levels. Presents and discusses…