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Langendoen, D. Terence – 1987
An analysis of the status of undergraduate linguistics programs in the United States and Canada includes information about 165 U.S. and 18 Canadian institutions. It presents: alphabetic and state-by-state listings of the institutions offering linguistics education, including the recent history of their participation in the Linguistic Society of…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bachelors Degrees, College Curriculum, Departments
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Levchuk, John W.; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1982
A survey of North American schools of pharmacy to obtain information on the structure, methodology, and quantity of clinical instruction in B.S. pharmacy curricula is discussed. Canadian-U.S. differences included extent of reliance on the university hospital, variety of nonhospital clerkship sites, and types of required clerkship activities.…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Clinical Experience, College Curriculum, Comparative Analysis
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Brockett, Margaret; Geddes, E. Lynne; Westmorland, Muriel; Salvatori, Penny – Medical Teacher, 1997
Outlines a contemporary interpretation of ethics which reinstates morality as a core component. Describes the educational philosophy of two programs in rehabilitation science where the ethics education component is being analyzed. Contains 16 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Decision Making Skills, Ethics, Foreign Countries
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Gaskell, Jim; Hepburn, Gary – Research in Science Education, 1998
Describes the way in which a new applied-physics course introduced in British Columbia as part of a program in applied academics can be seen to construct different networks in different contexts. Employs actor network theory (ANT). Contains 20 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Constructivism (Learning), Context Effect, Course Content
Klein, A. Owen – 1980
This discussion of the role of general education in community college programs in Ontario begins with an acknowledgement of the absence of a broadly accepted working definition of general education and an admonition to community colleges to accept the responsibility for providing students with a total education. Next, the paper proposes various…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Forsythe, Kathleen; Collins, Valerie – 1983
Based on an extensive literature search and interviews with educators, government officials, distance education personnel, and students, this publication reviews the impact of geostationary satellite telecommunications technology on higher education in British Columbia. A systems impact perspective is taken which suggests the emergence of a new…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Curriculum, Communications Satellites, Distance Education
Sorensen, Nathalie – 1984
Between October 1982 and May 1983, a survey was conducted to study educational practices across Canada with regard to the general education component of community college programs and to ascertain the opinions of faculty and administrators about what these practices should be. By means of a questionnaire mailed to a stratified cluster sample of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Problems
Kockelmans, Joseph J., Ed. – 1979
An 11-chapter anthology on the historical, epistemological, methodological, philosophical, and educational issues surrounding the topic of interdisciplinarity is presented. A general perspective on the continuing debate about interdisciplinarity is presented in the first four chapters, followed by six chapters on specific problems and prospects.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Curriculum, College Role, Educational History
Martin, Kevin – 1969
After briefly reviewing the correspondence study method and procedures in general, an extensive and detailed survey is made of the correspondence study programs of 59 National University Extension Association member institutions which offer such programs, with a listing of all courses offered, application procedures; credit procedures, costs, and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Applicants, College Curriculum, Correspondence Study
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O'Sullivan, Edmund – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2002
Addresses higher education, specifically universities, and their role in moving toward a sustainable, ecologically-sound, and vibrant society. Suggests that universities are caught between two competing visions. (Contains 24 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Students, Economics, Environmental Education
Westphal, Walter W.; And Others – 1972
The problem of major concern to the Physics Education Evaluation Project (P.E.E.P.) involved the improvement of university physics teaching and learning. The present paper describes instruments and procedures developed for systematic formative evaluation of physics lectures. The data was drawn from two sections of a first year university physics…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, College Curriculum, Course Objectives, Educational Improvement
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Blair, Shirley; Uhl, Norman P. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1993
The Delphi technique was used for improvement of the office administration program at Mount Saint Vincent University (Nova Scotia). The technique made it possible to obtain opinions from five diverse groups at relatively low cost and effort. The study determined that the program should focus more on office technology and information management…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Curriculum
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Levin, John S. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2005
The increased economic ends of the community college have eroded its traditional focus on student access, student development, and a comprehensive curriculum. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, Access to Education, Student Development
Ivkovich, Janice M. – 1982
The current status and frequency of nonmajor biology courses offered in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada were investigated. A random sample of 300 four-year colleges was sent a questionnaire and a request for copies of their syllabi for nonmajor biology courses and other nonmajor science courses. Of the 134 respondents,…
Descriptors: Biology, College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Tenopir, Carol – Online, 1989
Describes a survey of accredited schools of library and information science in the United States and Canada that examined the database searching education that students are currently receiving and changes in this area over the past five years. Topics examined include courses; search time; amount of exposure; coursework; products, hardware and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Computer Software, Course Content, Databases
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