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Direct linkConrad, Clifton; Dunek, Laura – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020
Two decades into the twenty-first century, our nation's colleges and universities no longer embrace a clear and convincing definition of the purpose of a college education. Instead, most institutions have fallen prey to a default purpose in which college is essentially workforce preparation for jobs that already exist, while students are viewed as…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inquiry, Undergraduate Study, Student Characteristics
Finnie, Ross; Qiu, Theresa – Statistics Canada, 2009
This report provides new and unique empirical evidence on postsecondary education pathways in Atlantic Canada based on the data from the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS). This study covers postsecondary students in public institutions at all levels of study--college, bachelor's, master's, Ph.D. and first professional degrees--with…
Descriptors: Student Records, Postsecondary Education, Foreign Countries, Student Mobility
Download full textO'Sullivan, Marie, Ed.; Steen, Sara J., Ed. – 1996
This guide is designed as a comprehensive reference on financial assistance available to foreign nationals to study, teach, carry out research, or pursue other educational objectives in the United States. It provides information on agencies that offer awards for these purposes, citing over 600 scholarships, grants, and fellowships available from…
Descriptors: Colleges, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Peer reviewedSmith, Owen C.; Gessler, Johannes – Science Teacher, 1989
Presents survey results from freshman engineering students at Colorado State University. Identifies the highest levels of math and computer courses taken. Notes although most students took high school calculus, 48 percent failed the college's analytical trigonometry examination. Develops practical ideas for the future. (MVL)
Descriptors: College Science, Competence, Engineering, Engineering Education
Loeher, Larry, Ed; And Others – The TA at UCLA Newsletter, 1985
Four issues of a University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) newsletter by and for teaching assistants (TAs) are presented, with focus on writing, grading, undergraduate instruction, and plagiarism. Topics include: making writing assignments that are clear and provide clear grading criteria; writing with computers, writing by scientists and…
Descriptors: Cheating, College Instruction, Grading, Graduate Students
Humpal, Marcia Earl, Ed.; Colwell, Cynthia, Ed. – American Music Therapy Association, 2006
Educators, families, and media in increasing numbers are recognizing the unique role music plays in young children's development. More and more daycare, preschool, and early intervention centers offer employment opportunities that reflect the needs and attitudes of our ever-changing society. Furthermore, Federal and state regulations, a changing…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Music, Disabilities, Young Children
Wilkins, Theresa Birch – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
Since 1917 the Office of Education has published at approximately 4-year intervals a compilation of the lists of institutions accredited by Nation-wide, regional, and State accrediting agencies. This edition is the ninth in the series, the last previous edition having been issued for the year 1948. The bulletin is a source of reference for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Federal Government, State Departments of Education
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. – 1987
The third edition of a New Jersey inventory of degree programs and options available within the state is presented. It includes two types of program offerings: (1) full programs which terminate in formal awards conferred by colleges and universities and (2) options/concentrations for study within programs. It is a compendium of the numerous…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Programs
National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1984
Ways to improve undergraduate education are suggested, based on the work of the Study Group on the Conditions of Excellence in American Higher Education. After considering shared values and long-term goals for American higher education, attention is directed to both the achievements and problems of colleges. Major themes are that student…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Faculty
