The first Borough of Manhattan Community College open-admissions entry class of Fall 1970 was compared with previous classes. The following characteristics were studied: personal, academic, socioeconomic, and family. The massive influx of new students necessitated adaptive educational and administrative behavior. Evaluative research, which is…

The experiences of 10 states described in this paper illustrate how higher education can be a constructive force for change in the schools, and how the changes taking place in school-based curriculum and assessment provide valuable lessons for collegiate reform. The 10 states profiled are California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, New…