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Boardman, Shelby Jett; Buchwald, Caryl Edward – Journal of Geological Education, 1990
Summarized are factors that have been identified as playing a role in the continued strength of the geology department at Carleton College. Discussed are the local environment, curriculum, teaching methods, and the atmosphere of the department. Suggestions for increasing the strength of academic geology departments are provided. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Community Support, Departments, Earth Science
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Mullin, William J. – Physics Teacher, 1989
Described is a physics course for satisfying the junior-year writing requirement. Gives nine assignment examples of the course. Discusses the use of the writing component as a teaching aid in junior level "Electricity and Magnetism" course. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Content Area Writing, Electricity, Physics
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Burke, Dolores L. – Academe, 1995
Areas of change and nonchange in college faculty employment since the 1950s are examined, particularly as they affect faculty mobility. External factors (prestige, labor market, public opinion) and internal factors (the department structure, institutional policy, and changes within disciplines) are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Departments, Employment Patterns, Faculty Mobility
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Keith, Bruce; Moore, Helen A. – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Reports on a study of professional socialization and the emergence of career aspirations among 566 graduate students in sociology. Finds that access to initial funding and mentoring have substantial effects on students' professional socialization. (CFR)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Departments, Graduate Students
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Reynolds, Ann – Journal of Higher Education, 1992
Five case studies from the mid-1980s explore changes junior faculty experience as they interact with other faculty in departments and institutions. Findings suggest the interaction between the newcomer's view of social interdependence and that of the department governs those changes. Relationships between gender, socialization, and acculturation…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Beginning Teachers, Case Studies, College Faculty
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Hebert, John E.; Meek, Gary E.; Sarhan, Mostafa H. – CUPA Journal, 1998
A rationale is offered for the use of administrative portfolios to evaluate academic-administrator performance. Representative functions, skills, roles, and activities that could be used to define assessment criteria are specified, focusing on the evaluation of department heads at a public university. Items to be included in the administrative…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, College Administration
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Rea, Jay Weston – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1998
To meet budgetary constraints and the rising costs of serials, Eastern Washington University (EWU) has defined a core collection for undergraduate education by linking journal holdings to a specific set of indexes. Describes the EWU core collection, resource allocation to academic departments, and implementation of a document-delivery pilot…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Departments, Document Delivery
Zemsky, Robert, Ed. – Policy Perspectives, 1996
This article grew out of a roundtable of national leaders in higher education which explored the role of the academic department in serving as both a force for institutional change and a link to the scholarly world of disciplinary knowledge and practice. The essay argues that the principal threat to the academy is its own fragmentation, with…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, College Faculty, College Role
Kentucky Association of School Superintendents. – 1995
This report describes the attitudes of school superintendents in Kentucky about the implementation of school reforms based on the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA); this survey also investigated changes in the perceptions of superintendents over the previous year related to the policies, programs, and practices of KERA. The study was…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Inst. on Education Reform. – 1995
This report describes what schools and educators across Kentucky are doing to implement school reform in school-based decision-making based on the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA). The School-Based Decision Making (SBDM) component of KERA is a decentralized governance structure that vests great authority in SBDM councils operating at…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
Berlin, James A. – 1996
This book, the final work of a noted rhetorician and scholar, examines the history and development of English studies, and the economic and social changes that affect the understanding of the humanities today. Noting that while rhetoric once held a central place in the college curriculum, the book describes how rhetoric became marginalized in…
Descriptors: College English, Cultural Context, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational History
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1991
The Utah 1991 revised social studies core curriculum guide specifies standards that must be completed by all students in grades 7-12 in order to meet Utah graduation standards. A review of the K-6 social studies curriculum also is included. The core curriculum is intended to represent ideas, concepts, and skills that provide a basic social studies…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
La Farge, Louisa, Ed. – 1991
This handbook is a directory of residency programs for artists and Arts in Education (AIE) programs. It is arranged on a state by state basis, listed alphabetically by state. The catalog includes 52 states and territories. The residency program for 1991-92 is discussed for each state and territory. The application and panel review process is…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Artists, Curriculum Development
Spruce, Marcella; O'Shea, Cindy; Rosenblum, Jill; Keller, Tom; Kierstead, John; Rolfe, Pamela; Walker, Randy; Wishkoski, Susan – 1998
The Maine Department of Education has encouraged all the state's school districts to develop a comprehensive assessment system to comply with legislative requirements and to create an integrated system of curriculum, instruction, and assessment that provides all children with the best possible education. The resource guide uses the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Library and Learning Resources Section. – 1990
This training manual and statewide plan begins by describing the role of the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Library Resources/Technology Section as one of providing leadership, consultation, communication, and coordination in the systematic development of technology in Oklahoma school library media centers. Information about the Oklahoma…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Check Lists, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
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