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Download full textAdelman, Clifford – 1982
Perspectives on characteristics of college curricula, their influence, and assessment are analyzed, based on a 1982 panel held for the National Commission on Excellence in Education. Discussion topics pertaining to programs and degrees included the proliferation of programs, the college credit hour, changing student constituencies, vocationalism…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Credits, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Adelman, Clifford – 1982
Issues concerning the influence of college curricula are considered as part of a background briefing paper for a special panel of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The objective was to examine features of contemporary college studies to determine what should be protected or changed to improve the quality of postsecondary…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), College Credits, College Curriculum
Adelman, Clifford – 1983
Perspectives on the context and results of the investigation conducted by the National Commission on Excellence in Education are presented. It is noted that the Commission's analysis sought to determine the extent to which colleges fail to set and maintain high standards, and the extent to which they fail to make their measures and benchmarks of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Articulation (Education)
