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Tyson, William – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2011
This article is written for scholars, researchers, and academic leaders who have a passion to share their knowledge outside the classroom, laboratory, or institution. They want to make a difference and believe that the information they possess and ideas they have to offer have a public importance. Based on his book "Pitch Perfect:…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Researchers, Higher Education, Leadership
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Ayala, Jennifer; Galletta, Anne – Theory Into Practice, 2009
The article draws on an ethnographic study of students' experiences in a restructured campus of several schools, located in a densely populated northeastern city, serving a multiracial, largely working class and poor Latino neighborhood. The authors underscore student narratives of a chronology of opportunity and loss, while also noting an…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Student School Relationship, Reputation, Ethnography
Chaney, J. Don; Eddy, James M.; O'Rourke, Thomas W. – American Journal of Health Education, 2004
The purpose of this study was to replicate the Notaro, O'Rourke, and Eddy study to rank doctoral programs in health education, incorporating comments from professionals in health education to enhance the ranking study methods. This study used a multiple set of variables weighted by scholars and leaders in the field of health education. These…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Doctoral Programs, Health Education, Evaluation Criteria
Luciano, Lani – Money, 1986
Although competition at top colleges may be stiff, there are ways to improve the chances of admission, including: careful high school course and extracurricular activity selection to highlight academic, creative, leadership, initiative, and maturity characteristics; application and interview approaches; college choice; and timing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants