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Xing, Jun, Ed.; Li, Judith, Ed.; Roper, Larry D., Ed.; Shaw, Susan M., Ed. – Lexington Books, 2006
Over the past three decades, American higher education has witnessed a shift in demographics which has created a more diverse student body. However, many university campuses remain unsupportive or even hostile to minority faculty and students. This anthology introduces to readers the Difference, Power, and Discrimination (DPD) Program, a…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Models, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Flammger, Dawne M. – 1991
This study compared the satisfaction levels of 40 adult nontraditional students (N=40) attending one of three types of postsecondary institutions: (1) a proprietary school, (2) a community college, and (3) a university. A survey was administered to such students enrolled in the Travel and Tourism programs at Bryant and Stratton Business Institute…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Flachmann, Kim; Pluta, Kate – 1993
Two faculty members from a California community college and a nearby state university worked together to articulate placement and assessment procedures in writing courses at the two institutions to better serve students transferring from one to the other. Historically the institutions, Bakersfield College (California) (BC) and California State…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), College Students, Community Colleges
Stoel, Carol; And Others – 1992
This guide provides an overview of the types and dimensions of partnership programs between institutions of higher education and elementary or secondary schools, how they operate, and their importance as a strategy for educational reform. The guide is divided into four parts which cover: (1) background context; (2) strategies used by successful…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Bound Students