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Helmin, Michelle G. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
College choice is one of the most significant decisions a family will make. Families with high socioeconomic status often hire independent educational consultants (IEC) to assist their family in college search activities. A review of the literature indicated a gap in the literature regarding IECs' understanding of the factors which influence their…
Descriptors: Consultants, College Choice, School Choice, Undergraduate Study
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Razzaghi, Mehdi – PRIMUS, 2017
Undergraduate research has become the centerpiece of many institutions of higher education's efforts to attract and recruit high school graduates. Since 1987, throughout my tenure at Bloomsburg University, I have involved over 20 students in my research. In my experience, there is clear evidence that students of mathematics substantially benefit…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Projects, Student Research, Mathematics Curriculum
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Gordon, Stephen P.; Oliver, John; Solis, Rachel – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2016
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe successful innovations in educational leadership preparation programs. Professors of educational leadership from across the nation nominated innovations of 12 programs. Based on review of descriptions of the innovations provided by nominees, further documentation on the innovations was…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Leadership Training, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Ali, Azad; Smith, David – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2014
This paper presents a debate between two faculty members regarding the teaching of the legacy programming course (COBOL) in a Computer Science (CS) program. Among the two faculty members, one calls for the continuation of teaching this language and the other calls for replacing it with another modern language. Although CS programs are notorious…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Information Technology, Computer Science Education, Comparative Analysis
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McEachron, D. L.; Bach, C.; Sualp, M. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine existing learning innovation systems and propose a systematic methodology of delivering educational innovations in the right amount, in the right place and at the right time. Design/methodology/approach: Higher education is not effectively incorporating new discoveries in cognitive science and human…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Research Papers (Students), Educational Innovation, Information Transfer