General reform in the admission requirements, curriculum, organization, and location of Swedish higher education institutions is described. (DE)

Goals of higher education in the Peoples Republic of China are to teach students to use their theoretical and technical skills to help improve the lives of the Chinese majority, not for individual social mobility. The process is described in terms of admissions requirements, academic standards, curriculum content and methodology, and research. (JT)

A study of 383 applicants to a medium sized university's Master's in Business Administration program shows that applicants with four to seven years of interruption since undergraduate studies scored significantly higher than those with less than four or more than seven years of interruption. (JT)

Noting that the Supreme Court was wise in declining to decide the question in DeFunis v. Odegaard, the author outlines the arguments for minority admissions programs, including that of diversity in the law school student body. He recognizes also the limits to minority admissions programs and discusses the problem of admission criteria. (JT)

Presents a symposium on the case of reverse racial discrimination debated in Defunis v. Odegaard. Articles include: Racial Preference and Higher Education: The Larger Context; Affirmative Action and Equal Protection; and Constitutional Limitations on Admissions Procedures and Standards. (PG)

Describes the first diploma in a nursing course that will prepare registered nurses who will also have a nationally accredited diploma. The three-year program is outlined and addmission criteria stated. (BR)

The article focuses on the admissions policies and procedures of occupational therapy programs in the United States. (JS)

The Queensland Board of Teacher Education instituted a small grants scheme to encourage research into teacher education. This document contains summaries of four projects. The first, "Admission of Student Teachers Using Both Academic and Non-Academic Criteria" (Phil Meade and David Smith), investigated the performance of teacher…

To learn more about graduate program selectivity, admission test requirements, and the role that the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) play in the admission process, a two-phase study was conducted. First, the GRE General Test and Subject Test requirements of a broad range (over 12,000) of graduate programs were summarized by examining data in…

A panel of university based consultants examined the admissions process of New York City Public High schools in order to make recommendations that would increase access to programs and schools for all populations without reducing school effectiveness. The six sections of the report include: (1) perceptions of the problems and rationales; (2) new…

Demand for admission to teacher education programs is tending to outstrip the availability of places. Admissions decisions are currently made on the basis of criteria which have little support in the evidence on the prediction of success in professional practice. This study addresses two aspects of career success: survival and promotion. A sample…

The college admissions process has grown increasingly burdensome, expensive, and morally corrosive and ill serves the college-bound student. The idiosyncratic college application form is a product of the isolated planning of the college admissions profession. Each student has to complete a different application form for each college to which he or…

Admissions practices at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a residential high school for gifted students, were examined. Data from students applying in 1983 and 1984 (over 800 per year) were available, as were grades of students admitted in 1983. A series of multiple regression studies showed that selection and first year grades…

In fall 1985, a computerized prerequisite checking system was implemented in the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District (SJ/ECCD) featuring an informational mode, which provides information about whether a student meets a prerequisite, and a lock-out mode, which prevents a student from registering for classes if prerequisites are not met.…

This manual provides guidelines for the planning and development of shelter care projects as alternatives for juveniles facing pretrial detention, and suggestions for improving the quality of services in existing shelters. A six-phase planning process for establishing a shelter care service is outlined, with planning activities and narrative…