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Peggy C. Holzweiss; Corbin Franklin – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2024
While research reveals weaknesses in preparation-program curricula, there are challenges with these studies due to incomplete data from program directories. This descriptive study offers the results of an exhaustive search for programs in the United States and examines how each program's required curriculum aligns with field standards. Findings…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, College Curriculum, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, Student Personnel Services
Szucs, Leigh E.; Demissie, Zewditu; Steiner, Riley J.; Brener, Nancy D.; Lindberg, Laura; Young, Emily; Rasberry, Catherine N. – Health Education Research, 2023
Information about state and local education policies regarding sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus, and unintended pregnancy prevention is available, yet less is known about school-level implementation of such policies. We examine trends in the percentage of US secondary schools teaching sexual and reproductive…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Sex Education, Required Courses, Educational Trends
Arts Education Partnership, 2023
ArtScan at a Glance summarizes state policies for arts education identified in statute or administrative code for all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity. Information is based on a comprehensive search of state education statute and codes on each state's relevant websites. Complete results from…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Policy, State Policy, Core Curriculum
Silvie Prevrátilová – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
While study-abroad students generally prefer destinations where the local language relates to their personal, academic, or professional pursuits, the Czech Republic ranks as the 25th most popular destination for U.S. study abroad, signalling an interest in exploring beyond traditional language choices. This study addresses the gap in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Motivation, Second Language Learning
Macdonald, Heidi; Zinth, Jennifer Dounay; Pompelia, Sarah – Education Commission of the States, 2019
Nearly all states require students to complete a certain number of units per course to earn a standard diploma in the state; but courses, units and assessments outside of exit exams and diploma options vary. This interactive resource provides an overview of state high school graduation requirements. To see how all states approach specific…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Requirements, Comparative Analysis, State Policy
Purón Cid, Gabriel – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2019
Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration has been seeking to become a global leader in Public Policy & Administration (PPA) education by sharing knowledge and experiences across its members and other associate programs around the world. The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is part of this endeavor and Mexico…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Public Affairs Education, Masters Programs
McQuarrie, Fiona – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2019
Flexible pre-major agreements (FPMs) have been a feature of the British Columbia (BC) Transfer System since the early 2000s. A flexible pre-major is a discipline-specific transfer agreement whose content and structure is developed by an articulation committee and accepted by participating institutions. FPMs consist of "a set of flexible…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Associate Degrees, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
Center on Standards and Assessments Implementation, 2016
With today's greater focus on preparing students for college and careers, the Center on Standards and Assessment Implementation (CSAI) recently conducted a review of the coursework that states are requiring students to complete in order to receive a high school diploma, and of what diploma options are available for students in each state. This…
Descriptors: Required Courses, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Core Curriculum
Harris, Douglas N.; Liu, Lihan; Barrett, Nathan; Li, Ruoxi – Brookings Institution, 2020
High school graduation rates have increased dramatically in the past two decades. Some skepticism has arisen, however, because of the confluence of the graduation rise and the starts of high-stakes accountability for graduation rates with "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB). In this study we provide some of the first evidence about the role of…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Accountability, Human Capital, Educational Legislation
Cokley, John; Jianlin, Wen; Yanling, Liu; Wenshuai, Xie – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2019
Current curriculum trends in tertiary journalism and communication education in the People's Republic of China are investigated using information from the websites of the 2,198 Chinese universities that published course lists in December 2013. Of those, 439 offered journalism majors and this article samples 274 of those universities (12.5% of the…
Descriptors: Journalism Education, Graduates, Web Sites, Foreign Countries
Mayer Bryant, Veronica; Hsu, Gabriella; Kempson, Lauri – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2022
ACTA's What Will They Learn?® (WWTL) project is designed to help students choose the best college or university for them. The printed report and its online companion WhatWillTheyLearn.com represent the only assessment of U.S. colleges and universities that focuses on what schools are actually teaching. This report assigns grades to over 1,130…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, College Curriculum, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
Maxwell, Bruce – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
This paper reports the results of an international survey on ethics education in initial teacher education. The survey collected data in relation to four main questions: How common is a required ethics-related course? What are the objectives of dedicated ethics-related courses for teacher candidates where such courses exist? How do teacher…
Descriptors: Ethics, Values Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Required Courses
Haave, Neil C. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2015
Capstone experiences have high educational impact with various approaches available for biology. However, no information exists regarding the pervasiveness of capstone courses in Canadian and American biology programs. This study surveyed the prevalence and character of biology capstone courses in the USA and Canada. The survey included a majority…
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum, College Science, Foreign Countries
Pidluzny, Jonathan; Urban, Nathaniel; Kempson, Lauri – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2019
In the United States, colleges and universities have traditionally undertaken the important task of preparing citizens to participate fully and effectively in the civic, political, and economic spheres of the republican system. They have done so by joining a general education curriculum--common to all students--to an area of specialized knowledge,…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, College Curriculum, Liberal Arts, Public Colleges
Ries, Francis; Yanes Cabrera, Cristina; González Carriedo, Ricardo – Online Submission, 2016
Governments and multilateral organizations frequently employ comparative studies, which are receiving increased attention in the contemporary process of globalization. Within the assessment of educational policies, this comparison is used to define the parameters of quality and the models of efficiency, and it allows us to see the roles that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Secondary School Teachers, Masters Degrees