This paper describes and compares the profiles of the top accounting programs in the United States as identified by "U.S. News and World Report" in 2004 with the profiles of the top accounting programs in the United States as identified by the "Accounting Degree Review" in 2014. The "Accounting Degree Review"'s list…

A capstone experience, as an exit degree requirement, allows Master of Public Administration (MPA) students to build quasi-experimental practices by applying learned knowledge and skills throughout their curriculum in the United States. Accredited MPA programs have implemented their capstone courses differently to achieve required standards. Small…

This paper examines primarily the courses in the accounting major and a portion of the business core of the best thirty accounting programs in the United States as identified by the Accounting Degree Review. A thorough examination of each school's web site has been conducted to gather current (2014) information concerning the requirements for a…

The University of Chicago met widespread national opposition ten years ago after it instituted a new, less demanding core curriculum to make way for more electives. It was part of a plan to make the curriculum significantly less demanding in order to attract more students and improve the school's bottom line in a time of putative budget deficits.…

The proliferation of inappropriate master's degrees in educational administration is a tough challenge facing efforts to reform school leadership in the nation. In the state of Illinois alone, there are 26 universities and colleges offering 32 master's degree programs in educational leadership. In all, candidates enroll in 16 different types of…

The response to a 1987 proposal by Illinois nurses to standardize nursing educational requirements revealed deep divisions among nurses with different educational backgrounds. Those opposed to raising the professional status of nursing exploited those divisions and thwarted attempts to make the Bachelor of Science in Nursing the minimum…

Designed to generate discussion among community college faculty and administrators in Illinois, this report provides an examination of the associate degree as it has evolved in Illinois public community colleges, along with recommended guidelines and alternatives for further development. First, the report reviews the current context of educational…

The purpose of this survey was to examine the trend among Illinois high schools of offering and requiring basic speech courses. It was hypothesized that the trend is increasing. Fifty Illinois public high schools received a seventeen-question questionnaire. The hypothesis was confirmed. (The questions and the responses to the survey are presented…

This paper presents recommendations for revision of the current general education requirements for an Illinois teaching certificate. These recommendations concern the following areas of the curriculum: (1) American history; (2) American government; (3) psychology; (4) biological science; (5) communications; (6) humanities; (7) literature; (8)…

Five institutions under one governing board have begun a degree program that is more responsive to the needs of the mature adult. Work remains to be accomplished in work competency assessment, but there is a growing commitment to the program, because it serves people not previously served--effectively. (Author)

In addition to improving teacher education programs, Illinois colleges and universities are in the process of adjusting foreign language programs to meet the legitimate needs of high school graduates. So that teachers and counselors may have a better understanding of foreign language education programs in Illinois, this report describes sample…

The progress of junior college students at Northern Illinois University is considered, a brief review of the junior college movement in Illinois is presented, and admission changes related to transfer students are identified. In 1965 a network of community colleges in Illinois was established with a curriculum designed to provide students with…