Taking the European Credit and Transfer System as its departure point, this article describes the (mis)fortunes of the figure of the independent learner. This figure is conceptualized by analyzing the expectations of the European learning space that is enacted in discourses, instruments and practices. The independent learner is a…

Discusses the review of California's master plan for higher education by a state blue-ribbon commission. Reviews the commission's recommendations concerning the community college curriculum, student progress, transfer programs, governance, and accountability. Considers the work of the commission a reflection of a new alliance between faculty and…

Provides an annotated bibliography of the literature considered by the contributing authors to this journal issue to be of key importance to the subjects covered in their articles. These subjects include: transfer, vocational education, remedial education, English as a second language (ESL), assessment, student services, faculty and professional…

Discusses state involvement in transfer and articulation as being a result of increasing demands on higher education to produce well-prepared graduates despite budgetary constraints. Focuses on state involvement in developing governance structures, admission standards, and institutional missions, as well as in reducing unnecessary duplication in…