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The Politics of Integration: The Opportunities, Challenges and Successes of Embedding Academic Skills and Literacies Development into an Interdisciplinary, 'Integrated' Foundation Year Programme
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Wallbank, Adrian; Le Hen, Phillipa – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2023
Foundation Years (FY) have proliferated within UK Higher Education in recent years, and their benefits and successes have been well documented (e.g. the enhancement of opportunities for underrepresented students, second-chance education, skills and confidence enhancement, and a pipeline into STEM. However, when managed centrally, their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Program Implementation, Interdisciplinary Approach
Stability and Consistency in Secondary Schools' Effects on Students' GCSE Outcomes over Three Years.
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Thomas, Sally; And Others – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1997
Summarizes a United Kingdom study investigating differential school effectiveness. Measures overall school effects versus departmental differences in effects on 16-year-old students' General Certificate in Secondary Education performance, the internal consistency of departmental effects across six subject outcomes, and the stability of school and…
Descriptors: Departments, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Program Evaluation
Evaluation and Development of a Leadership Course for Heads of Academic Departments in the United Kingdom.
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Middlehurst, Robin – Higher Education Management, 1989
A project to develop and evaluate a leadership program for department heads and a series of leadership seminars for more senior administrators is described. The project included comparison of approaches to leadership training in this and other fields. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, College Administration, Deans
Assessing the Personal Qualities of Applicants to Teacher Training.
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Malvern, D. D. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1991
The process used to select candidates for teacher training at a university department of education in the United Kingdom is described. Selection criteria, interview techniques, and essay requirements are reviewed for applicants for the training program. Tutors make assessments of candidates' personality during interviews, and these assessments…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Applicants, Competitive Selection, Departments