Information on how to make an application for a Fulbright Award is presented to assist faculty members, young scholars, and women and minority group members who are often underrepresented in these scholarly opportunities. Ways to help applicants improve their chances of selection in a competitive process are identified. Every year, there are about…

This report assesses the feasibility of redesigning the current practices and procedures for recruitment and selection of certified teaching personnel in the Los Angeles Community College District. A descriptive method was used in the study of existing procedures in similar organizations and the procedures were cross-compared with those used in…

The papers delivered at the Fourth Colloquium on College Admissions sponsored by the College Entrance Examination Board in October 1956 are presented in this book. The first two papers are concerned with basic philosophies of admissions and serve as an introduction. The remaining portion of the book has 3 distinct parts. The first part is a group…

The Council for Basic Education sponsored an all-day symposium on open admissions in 1971. This booklet contains the full text of the addresses given on that occasion, as well as the major part of the discussion among the panelists and answers to questions from the audience. The aim of the symposium was not only to provide information about…

This document presents data concerning graduate admissions at the State University of New York. Individual discussions and tables are offered for admissions on the master's level, doctoral admissions, and first-professional degree admissions. Data are presented for applications received, applications accepted, and students enrolled by the various…

Two classroom teachers take a critical look at what the double exam system means for the children they teach. (Editor)

University of Chicago students find that bidding for space on interview schedules means a return to order. (Author)

Describes the "preliminary selection" system implemented at Penn State University as a response to the failure of the "first come, first served" system to handle employment interview sign-ups. (BP)

Presents the screening procedure for English education students which was developed at the University of Washington. (DD)

Examines the accreditation process in the encounter group field. The fundamental thesis is that most attempts to accredit practitioners have little value and do not accomplish their stated purpose of protecting the public from harm. To clarify the nature and extent of these problems, it examines the proposed accreditation process of the…

Describes an elementary school principal's visit to Japanese schools. Highlights positive impressions, such as 99 percent literacy, education's high priority, focus on basics, and students' proficiency in science and mathematics. On the minus side, Japanese schools give students scant individual attention and overemphasize memorization and highly…

Underlying causes and potential remedies for widespread cheating and sabotage of laboratory experiments committed by premedical students in a variety of institutions are discussed. (LBH)

Concerned about the deadening effects of standardization imposed by monopolistic education bureaucracies, policymakers in many different countries endorse economic-style mechanisms of consumer choice and competition between autonomous providers as the key elements of "market-driven" education. The reasoning behind this approach is that market…

Author challenges the validity of the practice of ability grouping and segregating students according to their achievement or potential. (GB)

Describes Japan's archaic university admissions system. (Author/PG)