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Direct linkHampton, John – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021
"Resolving the Crisis in Higher Education: The Key Role of Business Continuity Planning" asks and answers probing questions affecting higher education in the post-COVID-19 educational landscape. The book examines whether private universities, particularly liberal arts colleges, have viable business models and discusses the risk posed by…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Liberal Arts, College Administration, Sustainability
Crisp, Gloria, Ed.; McClure, Kevin R., Ed.; Orphan, Cecilia M., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021
This groundbreaking resource highlights the unique mission and purpose of bachelor's degree granting accessible institutions (BAIs), exploring the challenges and opportunities present within these institutions, and offering a counterpoint to the current dialogue that frames these institutions with a deficit-perspective. Featuring a broad range of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Bachelors Degrees, College Role, Educational Policy
Merrill, Henry S., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2018
The purpose of this book is to assist post-traditional students to achieve success in the Occupational, Workforce, and Leadership Studies (OWLS) Department and develop their individualized pathway to earn the interdisciplinary Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree at Texas State University. Applied baccalaureate degrees incorporate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Nontraditional Students, Bachelors Degrees, Interdisciplinary Approach
Diana L. Bruns – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
Debates over whether police officers should be required to have college degrees and whether such degrees improve officers' performance has been ensuing for decades, with little agreement or consensus emerging. Higher education has been presumed to make police more efficient at performing their jobs. Other research findings speculate that higher…
Descriptors: Police, Police Education, Prerequisites, Employment Qualifications
Ian Robert Watson – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
In 2012, I began studying for a part-time doctorate; since this was to take 5 years of my life, both inside and outside of work it had to be something I had a real interest in. One of my roles at the University was liaising with colleges in Malaysia. I had worked closely with Malaysian teachers at one college for over a decade, wanted to give them…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Undergraduate Study, Bachelors Degrees, College Instruction
D'Amico, Mark M., Ed.; Lewis, Chance W., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2019
Community colleges serve as the open door to higher education for marginalized, place bound, and/or financially challenged students and communities. One of the key ways marginalization occurs in diverse geographies is through access limitations: access to affordable postsecondary education, access to curricula that lead to viable professions,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Teacher Education Programs, Student Diversity, Diversity (Faculty)
Peer reviewedDeLoatch, Eugene M., Ed.; McClain, Aliecia R., Ed.; Jackson, Leigh Miles, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2022
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority institutions (MIs) represent a valuable resource to expand the Department of Defense's (DoD) government and extramural workforce and science and technology enterprise. The more than 400 public and private HBCUs, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions,…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
Download full textAkerson, Valarie, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2020
"Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (IConSES) which took place on October 15-18, 2020 in Chicago, IL. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Higher Education, Hispanic American Students, Vocational Education
Berner, Esther, Ed.; Gonon, Philipp, Ed. – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2016
Understanding today's Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems requires a comprehension of the rise and development, i.e. of the foundations of topical VET. This book provides a comparative view of its development in Europe. The contributions of renowned authors give insight into conceptual questions, cases, and challenges in this field.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Continuing Education, Educational History
Thripp, Richard, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2020
"Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES), which took place on July 15-19, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Financial Education, Money Management
Weis, Lois, Ed.; Dolby, Nadine, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Social Class and Education: Global Perspectives" is the first empirically grounded volume to explore the intersections of class, social structure, opportunity, and education on a truly global scale. Fifteen essays from contributors representing the US, Europe, China, Latin America and other regions offer an unparralleled examination of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Middle Class, School Choice
National Academies Press, 2009
During the next ten years, colleges of agriculture will be challenged to transform their role in higher education and their relationship to the evolving global food and agricultural enterprise. If successful, agriculture colleges will emerge as an important venue for scholars and stakeholders to address some of the most complex and urgent problems…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Agricultural Colleges
Floyd, Deborah L.; Skolnik, Michael L.; Walker, Kenneth P. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2005
This book analyzes the emerging trend of the community college baccalaureate degree in the United States and Canada in order to contribute to the development of policy. The authors aim to describe, document, and explain this significant development in higher education. They present the background, examples of practice and different models of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Articulation (Education), Higher Education, Public Policy
Steen, Lynn Arthur, Ed. – Mathematical Association of America, 2006
This publication contains 29 case studies offering lessons learned during a four year NSF-supported MAA project designed to support mathematicians and mathematics departments in the increasingly important challenge of assessing student learning. Three introductory essays set assessment in broader academic and national contexts; an appendix…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Evaluation Methods, Course Evaluation, Student Evaluation
Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Ermenc, Klara Skubic, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
This volume contains papers submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia and Nessebar, Bulgaria, in June 2014, and papers submitted to the 2nd International Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre 'Scientific Cooperation,' Rostov-on-Don,…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Global Approach, Competence, Comparative Education
