Community colleges, in a quest for increased enrollments and expanded educational access, seem less concerned with quality than they were 15 years ago. This is evidenced by the move toward open enrollments, reduced academic requirements, promotion of sporadic course-taking patterns, and vocational, as opposed to general, education. Adjustments…

Oregon state law requiring the establishment of competence requirements for high school graduation are described and clarified in this document issued by the Oregon Department of Education. A competence guidelist provides behavioral objectives associated with each of six broad competence areas, including reading, writing, mathematics, speaking,…

Graduation requirements in the Delphian School are presented for primary, elementary, middle, and secondary levels. The Delphian curriculum is based on eight dynamics (fundamental urges or drives that motivate conduct); requirements are not stated in terms of time in the course room or grades or required courses, but rather in terms of abilities.…

This paper describes and discusses the school leaving examination in oral English in South Africa, which is designed for those whose first language is English and involves the presentation of a prepared talk, reading aloud, and a conversation with a teacher. Each element of the test is discussed and evaluated separately. Problems of reticence in…

This review of the literature describes several studies of the status of journalism internship programs as they address the following issues: requiring internship programs for graduation, awarding academic credit for such programs, paying student participants for their contributions to newspapers, involving journalism faculty in internship…

This paper, presented by the Black Advisory Task Force to the Child Development Associate (CDA) Consortium, reports on the development of the "collaborative process" approach to the examination and credentialing of CDA candidates. The collaborative approach was designed to be free from racial bias, to be predictive of job performance,…

The catalog of Authorized Subjects for Community Adult Schools, 1969-70 Revision, contains descriptions of courses which have been approved for scheduling, and lists applicable prerequisites, grade levels, the number of high school credits that may be earned, and community adult school graduate requirements and curricula. The community adult…

The Manhattanville College plan for change is described in relation to grading, credits for graduation, curriculum, and distribution requirements. Specific areas of change include: grading, formal academic advising, board on academic standards, curricular changes, summer sessions, interdisciplinary studies, open-door lecture service, faculty…

Discusses the foreign language situation in the Hauptschulen (ninth-grade "terminal" schools) of Lower Saxony, including the serious problems to be found there. The instructional pattern is defended. It is argued that foreign language study should be obligatory, and that English should not drop to subordinate status. (IFS/WGA)

A list of the basic competencies in mathematics set by the Vermont Board of Education is given and discussed. The basic competencies are grouped as follows: numeration, measurement, money, arithmetic, and reasoning. (MP)

Discusses the background of and rationale for a newly published requirement of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools that all accredited undergraduate degree programs contain a basic core of general education courses. Considers the possible effects on community colleges. (DMM)

The use of postadmission tests of writing proficiency in some Ontario universities, intended to identify students likely to encounter academic problems, is criticized for unsound assumptions and difficulties in some testing procedures that cast doubt on whether test objectives are being met. (MSE)

The determinants of Scholastic Aptitude Test scores are estimated for 1982 in a regression analysis correcting for the proportion of students taking the test. Schooling variables and statewide graduation standards proved insignificant. Demographic variables (family size and education levels) proved significant and help explain SAT score decline in…

Reports results of a state-by-state survey regarding the impact of increased high school graduation requirements on enrollment in vocational education courses. Attributes declining vocational enrollments to declining high school enrollments in general, rather than increased requirements. Discusses strategies of states that are not following this…

Gordon discusses the increasing role of state legislatures in addressing issues and passing laws regarding curriculum, testing, graduation requirements, and other areas with an impact on colleges and universities. Discusses the background and effects of the Gordon Rule in Florida, which establishes humanities, writing, and mathematics requirements…