Factors used in selecting children for admission to preschool programs and factors that determine the way children are grouped within preschool programs are discussed. Factors that affect the composition and number of children admitted to a program are said to include funds, number of staff available, size of facility, current legislation and…

A brief resume of the Bakke case is offered, including its principal features, as well as some observations with respect to its immediate implications for the academic community. Included are discussions of the instability of the Supreme Court decision, two countervailing possibilities, and the constitutionality of racial quotas. (LBH)

Results of a nationwide survey of students showed that, when the students had access to information from medical professionals (faculty members, deans, house physicians) regarding residency selection, they felt they had greater access than did students who made greater use of other sources (official directories, classmates, and the…

This discussion of the fifty-year history of the Bronx High School of Science focuses on its responses to challenges questioning its philosophy and method of admission and charges of elitism and isolation from the community. How the school met these challenges and still fulfilled its mission is considered significant for other schools of the…

This study examined the effects of a simulated patient examination administered to applicants for the General Surgical residency program at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Results obtained from 29 applicants showed no significant differences in faculty ratings between applicants provided practical exam results and those using…

Asian Americans are charging that the nation's most prestigious colleges are limiting their access with informal quotas. Admissions deans and directors must discard stereotypes, take steps to guarantee a more sensitive assessment of Asian-American applicants, and not cap admissions for that group. (MSE)

A complete equal opportunity program provides an intervention strategy based upon students' diagnosed deficiencies in academic preparation and cognitive development. This study considers formal or abstract operational capability as measured by attainment of Piagetian tasks by special-admission students in a large midwestern university. (LHW)

For 25 years, professionals concerned with undergraduate admissions have gathered in Cambridge to discuss topics of interest. Writing recommendations, selective admissions, prediction equation in the selection process, radical students, financial aid, enrollment management, etc., are discussed. (MLW)

The development of a selective admission policy for teacher education programs may provide higher caliber candidates. The merits of selective admission and how it could be applicable in a physical education setting are discussed. The development and analysis of pedagogical skills involved in future teacher preparation are examined. (DF)

This legal document examines whether the University of Michigan Law School's use of racial preferences in student admissions violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et. seq.), or 42 U.S.C. 1981. This brief filed by the federal government in support of the…

This legal document addresses whether the Court should reaffirm its decision in Regents of University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978), holding that the educational benefits which flow from a diverse student body to an institution of higher education, its students, and the public it serves are sufficiently compelling to permit the…

This document, which is not legal advice, has been designed to help medical schools work with legal counsel to put into practice the rulings from two Michigan court cases that provide tools for enhancing medical school diversity and outline the contours of a race-conscious/ethnicity-conscious admissions policy likely to pass legal muster. The…

Texas, California, and Florida are implementing versions of a percent plan in college admissions. This report assesses these plans using data from published information on the plans; state- and institution-calculated higher education application, admission, and enrollment data; media accounts of social and political contexts surrounding the plans;…

An increasingly important element in the mission of the teacher education program at New Jersey's Montclair State University is preparing candidates for educating students to become engaged citizens who will work actively toward improving social and political democracy and be comfortable teaching diverse students. It is expected that effective…

Expresses the concerns about college admissions procedures that the National Association of Secondary School Principals' Committee on School-College Relations would like to see addressed in seven areas: college entrance requirements, college admissions tests, college recruitment, high-risk students, overrecruitment, letters of recommendation, and…