Five economic hypotheses of what American universities value (profit, production, prestige, faculty consumption, or academic resources and activities) were tested to illustrate the implicit value framework, a conceptual framework for inferring the objective economic values of an organization from the manner in which society has defined its…

This report describes and evaluates Title I, the largest federal aid program in elementary and secondary education, with appropriations of over $3 billion in 1980. It assesses the impact of the program and introduces new efforts that were undertaken to enhance state and local coordination. Special attention is given to how the amendments of 1974…

The purpose of this report is: (1) to provide comprehensive descriptions of students entering each of the teacher education programs at Michigan State University during the 1985-1987 academic years; (2) to report differences in the responses of 1985-86 and 1987 samples from elementary and secondary candidates; and (3) to compare candidates…

The committee that produced this report was asked to examine two major concerns: (1) that criteria for participating in various extracurricular activities were inconsistent between schools; and (2) that criteria for participating in all extracurricular activities (including athletics) contribute to the overall mission of teaching and learning in…

Brief summaries are presented of the results of surveys conducted by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) on school/college cooperative programs. Information is included on: (1) numbers of participating institutions; (2) organization of the school/college programs; (3) types of cooperatives programs; (4) funding of…

Higher education institutions in Australia are cautioned against placing too much emphasis in admissions on previous academic performance, whose predictive validity is questioned, and too little emphasis on other important factors relating to equity in the selection process and to educational supply and demand. (MSE)

A study is reported of the value of nursing program admission criteria (high school rank and grade point average, and individual and composite entrance examination scores) as predictors of undergraduate program performance, as measured by National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses scores.

Since 1983, the California Postsecondary Education Commission has conducted six studies of university eligibility of public high school graduates. The purpose of these studies is to estimate the percentage of California public high school graduates who meet the admission requirements of the California State University (CSU) and the University of…

In their 2004 paper "The role of Advanced Placement and honors courses in college admissions," (see ED492533) Saul Geiser and Veronica Santelices of the University of California, Berkeley, addressed the use of Advanced Placement Program (AP) and honors courses as a criterion for admission at the University of California system and…

This article compares the way schools, colleges, or departments of business (SCDBs) and schools, colleges or departments of education (SCDEs) are accredited on such key factors as faculty-to-student ratios, faculty qualifications, program admission, and institutional program support. (CT)

Many teacher education programs are moving toward some type of selective admissions procedures ranging from tests of competence in oral and written communication to committee assessments using multiple criteria. The screening technique proposed in this study is a reading proficiency test, measuring teacher candidates' ability to read textbook…

The relationship between the "need-blind" philosophy of college admission and institutional student financial aid policies is examined. The ethics of providing less-capable students with higher debt and workloads, and other policies that apply differential aid packaging for higher-risk students, are called into question. (MSE)

This indepth study of four year olds' experiences in five British schools (two nursery and three primary) indicates that, in primary schools, quality provision depends partly on local education authority admission policies and school resource allocation levels. (MLH)

It is proposed that, despite the fact that no large body of data from the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is available, predictive validity of National Board of Medical Examiners test scores supports use of USMLE scores for screening potential new medical residents. (Author/MSE)

Committed to locating the finest candidates for future leadership, the Orange County (Florida) Public Schools and the University of Central Florida collaborated to devise a more effective process to select candidates for an educational administration program. Instead of relying on self-selection, Graduate Record Examination scores, and grade point…