"Quality of graduates" is distinguished from "quality of education," which is renamed "efficiency of education." The first concept is defined in a quantitative manner; the second, by a set of 66 statements concerning the efficiency of education derived from judgments about the effectiveness of particular teaching methods in the achievement of…

Suggestions are offered on the right and role of trustees to expect faculty to help realize the institutional goal of quality education, as well as what the faculty has a right to expect of trustees. (Author/LBH)

The author briefly surveys the movement towards minimum competencies for secondary-education graduates and points out the danger of confusing the term "minimum competency" with "minimum requirements." (MJB)

Basic problems in teacher recruitment, selection, guidance, standards, and practices are illustrated with case studies of unsuccessful student teachers. (MJB)

Accreditation is a process intended to evaluate and assure educational quality. The Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA) is the national organization whose primary purpose is to support, coordinate, and improve all non-governmental accrediting activities at the postsecondary level in the United States. Describes the organization's…

If Black Studies is to develop as a major force in interdisciplinary curriculum structures, then the process of standardization must be facilitated. Otherwise, without a "general" consensus of its basic content--at least at the introductory level--Black Studies will surely be doomed to eventual failure. (Author/NQ)

The author advises a cautious return to the basics through making sure that teachers in all disciplines emphasize basic skills. He cautions against curtailing variety in curriculum as a way of going back to basics. (DS)

A study of social work graduate program admissions data for 1975-1984 shows that as applications have decreased, acceptances have increased. The trend toward liberalized admissions raises a number of ethical issues with which the field should be concerned, and suggests the field should proactively plan for program reductions. (MSE)

To help improve the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics's image, its leaders have proposed a package of restrictive measures for consideration at its annual meeting. The regulations would set freshman-eligibility standards, tighten academic-progress rules, put limits on sports seasons and financial aid, and create competitive…

A study assessing the impact of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's bylaw regarding college admission suggested that Scholastic Aptitude Test scores do not necessarily predict college achievement or grade point averages or college graduation rates and may also have severe negative effect on admission for black students. (Author/CB)

In response to public outcry for higher academic standards, schools have considered imposing no-pass/no-play rules governing access to extracurricular activities, particularly athletics. This article examines justification for imposing the C-average rule from an educational psychology viewpoint. (MLH)

This research examined the allocation of social class, sex, and race groups within the academic hierarchy and explored related complexities. Two nationwide surveys, conducted in 1969 and 1975, were used to examine the merit and status composition of differentially ranked professional schools. (MT)

Declining academic credentials of law-school applicants, coupled with a significant drop in the number of applications, are forcing all but the most prestigious law schools to accept students they would have previously rejected. Figures collected by the Law School Admission Council/Law School Admission Services are analyzed. (MLW)

Examines some of the tasks and challenges of planning and developing continuing professional education programs within the context of accreditation. It considers the planner's role from two fundamental and interdependent perspectives: the planner as a manager of information and the planner as a manager of education. (Author/CT)

Four community college presidents (i.e., Robert A. Anderson, New Mexico Junior College; Flora Mancuso Edwards, Hostos Community College (NY); D. Kent Sharples, Horry-Georgetown Technical College (SC); and George B. Vaughan, Piedmont Virginia Community College) offer explanations of how community colleges can maintain open-door admissions, provide…