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Rachel Baker; Eric Bettinger; Madison Dell; Gus Gluek; Kaylee Matheny; Hidahis Mesa; Alex Monday – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background: Condensed courses, as opposed to semester-long courses, are an increasingly popular strategy to improve equity in higher education. With condensed courses, students focus on a smaller number of courses during seven- to ten-week terms (Gullatt, 2006; Zepeda & Mayers, 2006). Historically marginalized students may benefit because the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, College Faculty, Minicourses
Jobs for the Future, 2021
This report from JFF with a select group of community college practitioners, makes the case for policymakers, employers and practitioners to invest in and strengthen short-term credentialing programs to rapidly retrain unemployed workers for better career prospects, especially workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes key commitments…
Descriptors: Credentials, Retraining, Unemployment, COVID-19
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Anderson, Peter E.; Shepard, Charlotte H. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1977
A minicourse program with students from grades four through eight at the Oregon State School for the Deaf has been rewarding for teachers and students by serving to develop skills in immediate practical areas of the student's experience as well as in developing recreational skills and interests in such activities as chess, mime, and karate, and…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Intermediate Grades, Minicourses
Bernhardt, Bill – Teachers and Writers Collaborative Newsletter, 1975
Describes a brief creative writing course in which students can teach themselves how to write and includes sample instructional materials and exercises. (RB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
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Bradigan, Pamela S.; And Others – RQ, 1987
This description of research workshops for graduate students developed by a university library covers the need for the workshops, their intended goals, projected audience, planning, implementation, personnel, publicity, and the evaluation method used. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Library Instruction
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Demetrulias, Diane Mayer – Clearing House, 1982
Proposes student-taught minicourses as a way of fostering self-directed learners while meeting the demands of an extensive and varied curriculum. Outlines a procedure for establishing such courses. (FL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Learning Activities, Minicourses, Secondary Education
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Roider, Ruth – School Arts, 1981
Describes a program of 12 voluntary lunch hour minicourses for third graders at Royal View Elementary School. Each minicourse concerns a specific art activity, such as ceramics, weaving, and watercolor. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Education, Extracurricular Activities, Grade 3, Handicrafts
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Bailey, Marcia – Art Education, 1981
Outlines the content and activities of a three-unit, ten-week minicourse for junior high school students on architectural awareness. (SJL)
Descriptors: Architecture, Art Education, Course Content, Junior High Schools
Cross, Wilbur – Today's Education, 1976
The trend toward weekend colleges, started to meet professional needs for career advancement, has evolved into the combination of social recreational, and educational enrichment activities at all levels. (MB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Enrichment Activities, Lifelong Learning, Minicourses
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Wilson, Kara Gae – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Using an Oklahoma intermediate school program as an example, this article advises a laboratory approach to teaching computer literacy. Suggests nine-week minicourses linking computer and curriculum basics and wider student access to computers. (MLH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
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Faul, Alene – Communication Education, 1979
Outlines Communication Capsule Courses offered at Notre Dame College in Saint Louis: a series of six, one credit courses, each offered in a 12-hour block on a Saturday. (JMF)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Credit Courses, Higher Education
Gouse, Jeanne – Momentum, 1979
To expose students at a parish school to practical living skills, Tuesday afternoons were set aside for mini-courses in cooking, auto mechanics, crafts, etc. Parents were recruited as volunteer teachers. This article mainly describes the sewing course designed and taught by the author. (SJL)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Course Descriptions, Junior High Schools, Minicourses
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Shaw, Darla – English Journal, 1979
Describes 12 successful mini-courses which use newspapers as the basic skills text. (DD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Course Descriptions, English Instruction, Minicourses
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Zdenek, Joseph W. – Foreign Language Annals, 1983
A one-week Elderhostel course in survival Spanish focused on introducing students to the basic sound system and enough basic structure and vocabulary items to enjoy travel. Experiences with material selection and student receptiveness are outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Introductory Courses, Media Selection, Minicourses
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Dyche, Steven E. – American Biology Teacher, 1980
Discusses how minicourses offered to elementary school teachers can provide background information and experiences in topics such as aquatic biology and environmental education. Presents results of a questionnaire that evaluates the effectiveness of this approach in aiding elementary school teachers to teach science. (CS)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers
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