Where's Waldo? The Conspicuous Absence of Higher Education from School Reform and One State's Response

Higher education's presence in school reform is limited because many university people equate reform with lowered standards and instrumental knowledge, view portfolios as complicating the admissions process, and have low expectations for the secondary school system. Oregon's Proficiency-ba...

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Published inPhi Delta Kappan Vol. 78; no. 4; pp. 309 - 314
Main Author Conley, David T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bloomington, Ind., etc Phi Delta Kappa Inc 01.12.1996
Phi Delta Kappa, Inc
Sage Publications, Inc
Phi Delta Kappa, inc
Phi Delta Kappa
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Admission Criteria
Analysis
College Admission
College Preparation
Colleges
Education
Education and state
Education policy
Education reform
Education, Higher
Educational Change
Educational reform
Educational standards
High school students
High Schools
Higher Education
Higher education and state
Management
Oregon
Performance Based Assessment
School admission
Secondary schools
State Programs
Teachers
Universities
Oregon
United States > US
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Summary:Higher education's presence in school reform is limited because many university people equate reform with lowered standards and instrumental knowledge, view portfolios as complicating the admissions process, and have low expectations for the secondary school system. Oregon's Proficiency-based Admission Standards System (PASS) is a state-mandated model that will enable a university system to participate constructively in high school reform. (MLH)
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487