This manual outlines specific guidelines for testing students for Education Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 eligibility in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District in 1985-86. Section 1 states that all students in Chapter 1 schools must be tested annually and must score at or below the 30th percentile for their grade level to…

Graduates of the Minority Business Development Program were surveyed in order to determine the extent to which the program gave them the experience and tools they needed to prosper in business. The results of the survey were presented at a hearing before the Congressional Committee on Small Business. Most of the responses from the graduates were…

The purpose of this project was to identify characteristics of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) candidates planning to study part time, to examine trends in part-time enrollment in colleges requiring the SAT, to investigate college admissions requirements for part-time students, and to determine whether those colleges are concerned about the…

Describes a "superteacher" program conducted at Moses City University. (JA)

The effects of selecting students on the basis of their total high school grade point average are compared to the effects of using academic high school average. (MLP)

Two legal problems highlighted by the DeFunis litigation are: (1) the proper role of race in undergraduate admissions; and (2) the procedure of underground graduate admissions. (Author/KE)

Discusses employment problems of minority individuals. Then describes the New Career Ladders in Social Welfare program at Temple University in which disadvantaged people who are locked into dead-end jobs are admitted to special Social Welfare courses. (Author/HMV)

One of a series of reports on the International Project for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (in Mathematics). Text in German.

This document is a guideline that outlines specific information for creating an intramural-recreational sports concentration and/or option within a physical education or recreation curriculum. Since each institution is unique, this document is to be used as a framework to help institutions develop curricula for the intramural-recreational sports…

GUIDELINES ARE SUGGESTED FOR HELPING TO UNDERSTAND AND SELECT GOOD PROGRAMS. SUITABILITY OF SPONSORSHIP SHOULD BE DETERMINED, SINCE ACADEMIC, RELIGIOUS, PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL, AND COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DIFFERING CONCERNS AND STANDARDS. REPUTATION AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SPONSOR SHOULD BE CHECKED BY A CAREFUL READING OF ADVERTISING MATTER,…

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS PAPERS OFFERED AT A CONFERENCE ON INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY. CONSIDERATIONS WERE OFFERED ON THE ROLE PLAYED BY INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH IN CAMPUS PLANNING, STUDENT ADMISSION AND FOLLOWUP STUDIES, FACULTY EVALUATION, INTERINSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION AND ADAPTATION TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATION. PAPERS…

THIS GUIDE FOR REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN WARREN CITY, OHIO, DESCRIBES CRITERIA FOR PLACEMENT IN VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THREE LEVELS OF PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FOR PRIMARY AND UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADES AND FIVE LEVELS FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADES. DETERMINATIONS ARE BASED ON MENTAL ABILITY, TEST SCORES, PERFORMANCE ON STANDARD…

STUDIES OF ACHIEVEMENT OF TRANSFER STUDENTS HAVE SHOWN THAT THEY (1) EXPERIENCE AN APPRECIABLE DROP IN GRADES IN THEIR FIRST SEMESTER AFTER TRANSFER, (2) SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVER PART OR ALL OF THIS LOSS, (3) EARN LOWER TOTAL GRADE POINT AVERAGES THAN DO NATIVE STUDENTS, (4) EXPERIENCE GREATEST DIFFICULTY IN MATHEMATICALLY ORIENTED PROGRAMS AND AT…