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Adamson, Bill – 1978
The Bakke case raised profound and critical issues for America, and the results of the Supreme Court decision will extend far beyond flaws in medical admissions policies. The Bakke decision is an economic one, with which affirmative action programs are incompatible; affirmative action programs involve a degree of economic engineering that the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Equal Education, Government Role
Download full textHARTWIG, J. WILLIAM; JONES, CHRISTINA C. – 1966
SPECIAL EDUCATION INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING SERVICES FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED CHILDREN IN OHIO. THIS BOOKLET IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS. PART 1 IS CONCERNED WITH ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR AURALLY HANDICAPPED…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Admission Criteria, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Tests
Ryan, John W., Ed. – 1975
A wide variety of concerns are discussed in the proceedings of the Council of Graduate Schools annual meeting. Graduate education in the biomedical sciences is discussed by Robert C. Baldridge, Daniel T. Watts, Ralph A. Bradshaw and Herbert V. Pahl. The session on placement of persons with graduate degrees over the next decade is handled by…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admission (School), Conference Reports, Conferences
Schlaver, David Edward – 1977
The history and philosophy of the adult learner are reviewed with regard to how far the movement to education has gone in higher education. Trends and implications of adult participation in higher education are discussed. The adult learner is compared with traditional-aged students, his learning ability is examined, and a conceptual framework for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Adult Education
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1979
The overview of West Germany's educational system emphasizes administration, organization, admission criteria, objectives, and career training programs. The document is presented in five chapters. Chapter I focuses on various aspects of planning for and administering elementary, secondary, and higher education, with particular attention to (1)…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Education, College Admission, Comparative Education
National League for Nursing, New York, NY. Dept. of Practical Nursing Programs. – 1966
"Education for Practical Nursing, 1960," the report of a survey, recommended the development of criteria for program evaluation. Published in 1965, these criteria served as the basis for a questionnaire to collect data on 722 practical nursing programs. Data analyzed in the light of the 1960 survey showed (1) an upward trend in students'…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Admission Criteria, Advisory Committees, Allied Health Occupations Education
Chambers, M. M. – 1976
This update of a 1972 publication mentions approximately 60 court cases. Issues covered are: (1) obligation of divorced parents to pay college expenses; (2) admission as a student; (3) discrimination on grounds of race or sex; (4) exclusion for academic reasons; (5) mandatory activity fees charged to students; (6) differential tuition fees charged…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Freedom, Admission Criteria, Colleges
Tuskegee Inst., AL. – 1968
A project to provide basic education, counseling and occupational training to 125 unemployed or underemployed heads of families or households from rural areas of Alabama, and to secure employment for them at the conclusion of the program was conducted at Tuskegee. The four technical areas in which training was offered were brickmasonry, carpentry,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Bricklaying
Chicago Board of Education, IL. – 1968
A description is provided of a summer project devoted to planning a high school for the hearing impaired, recruiting staff, preparing facilities, and commencing diagnostic and clinical services. Objectives are listed and the following problems are considered; selection of clientele to be served, contact with parents, and number of children seen;…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Aptitude, Auditory Evaluation, Clinical Diagnosis
District of Columbia Dept. of Human Resources, Washington, DC. – 1968
Services for persons living in the District of Columbia, with handicaps due to mental, physical, sensory, or special health conditions, are described. Agencies offering services for several handicapping conditions and government facilities are listed; indexes list agencies by specific handicaps and by services. The address, telephone, hours,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Admission Criteria, Agencies, Clinical Diagnosis
Educational Records Bureau, Framingham, MA. – 1970
The 1970 Educational Conference sponsored by the Educational Records Bureau focused on the topic "Testing in Turmoil: A Conference on Problems and Issues in Educational Measurement." The International Reading Association and the National Council on Measurement in Education co-sponsored two conference sessions entitled "The Measurement of Reading:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Conference Reports
Peer reviewedFurniss, W. Todd – Educational Record, 1979
In response to the Bakke decision, it is suggested that efforts must be made to enlarge and improve the pool of qualified minority applicants to colleges and professional schools. Suggested improvements in elementary and secondary schools and increased community efforts will help to alleviate this problem. (BH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission (School), Admission Criteria
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
John Lee's little-known 1984 study "Tomorrow's Teachers" shows that potential teachers' grade-point averages during 1974-83 did not decline or differ from other majors' GPAs. A 1996 UCLA study documents resistance to outcomes-based education at 10 schools. Well-educated parents of former high-track students pressured administrators to resegregate…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, De Facto Segregation, Education Majors
Davies, Pat, Ed. – 1995
This book presents international perspectives on access and participation of adults in higher education in selected European countries. The book begins with an introduction by Pat Davies and includes papers detailing and providing examples of practices and policies of higher educational institutions regarding adult students in the following…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Adult Students, College Admission
Browne-Miller, Angela – 1996
This book uses an examination of admissions policies, especially affirmative action, at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), to explore higher education and its role in public debates about access, equality, and social change. Chapter 1, "The Admissions Furor: Battle Cries or More Confusion?" casts the personal side of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission
