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Bledsoe, Eric; Riethmiller, Megan; Kempson, Lauri; Poliakoff, Michael – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2017
"What Will They Learn?"™ evaluates every four-year public university with a stated liberal arts mission as well as hundreds of private colleges and universities selected on the basis of size, mission, and regional representation. All schools in the "What Will Will They Learn"™ study are regionally-accredited, nonprofit…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Educational Quality, General Education
Bledsoe, Eric; Kolson, Kenneth; Kempson, Lauri; Poliakoff, Michael – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2016
In the fiercely competitive, global job market, solid preparation in core skills matters a lot. Will college graduates write with the clarity, grace, and accuracy that employers (and everyone else) expect? Will they have the basic mathematical and scientific skills--regardless of their majors--that equip them to navigate an increasingly…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Educational Quality, General Education
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Guruz, Kemal – SUNY Press, 2011
Students and scholars leaving their homes in search of education and knowledge is not a new phenomenon. An indispensable resource for understanding the international mobility of students, this book reveals how the global mobility of such students, scholars, programs, and institutions of higher education have evolved over time. Kemal Guruz explores…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Foreign Students, College Students, Higher Education
Freedman, Eric – 2002
Based on extensive research and interviews with students, counselors, admissions officers, and faculty, this guide walks students through the college transfer process, including: (1) deciding when, where, and whether to transfer; (2) understanding admission standards and transfer programs; (3) completing application procedures; (4) cracking course…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Credits, College Environment, College Transfer Students
Fincher-Ford, Margaret – 1996
In many parts of the United States, high school students are enrolling in college-level courses for both high school and college credit. The educational innovation is referred to as dual credit. This book was designed to help administrators and teachers develop dual-credit educational partnerships and to provide information to students. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Bound Students, College Credits, College School Cooperation
Burn, Barbara B.; And Others – 1990
This book reports on part of the results of an international research effort to analyze the structures and impacts of study abroad programs offered by higher education institutions in France, West Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. This volume, the first of two, presents the analysis of the structure and dynamics of study…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Credits, Developed Nations, Expenditure per Student
Gething, Judith R. – 1975
Articulation is the process of meshing the students' previous education, either in terms of credits or in terms of substance of their education, with their baccalaureate program. The problem arises because of the large number of students who attend community and junior colleges and then transfer into baccalaureate programs at a four-year college…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Credits, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Carlisle, Robert D. B. – 1974
As the product of a mail survey, a literature search, and site visitations, this monograph examines the past, present, and future of college courses employing television as a means of instruction. The text provides historical background, a summary of criticisms, descriptions of specific course structures (both ground-breaking programs and current…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Credits, Educational Television, Extension Education
Theodossin, Ernest – 1986
Origins of modular courses and the module in British postcompulsory education are considered, along with characteristics of modules, credit transfer, five case studies, and marketing in further and higher education. A module is a measured part (or course) of an extended learning experience that leads to specified qualifications. A designated…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Credits, College Instruction, College Transfer Students
Kintzer, Frederick C. – 1976
This document provides an historical perspective on state government involvement in postsecondary articulation/transfer matters, and a state-by-state discussion of articulation developments in higher education. To date, 39 states have released guidelines or policies regulating the transfer of credit between two- and four-year colleges, and in some…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Credits, Coordination, Educational Policy
Trowler, Paul R. – 1998
This book examines how academic staff at one British university respond to a period (1991-96) of rapid change, including rapid expansion in the number of students and new systems and structures, and especially to institution of the "credit framework" structure. Chapter 1 presents background information on the higher education system and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, College Credits, College Faculty
Wilbur, Franklin P.; Chapman, David W. – 1978
This monograph was written to apprise high school and college administrators of new educational opportunities for high school students. Chapter 1 briefly reviews the history of poor curriculum coordination between high schools and colleges and considers the educational problems caused by this discontinuity. The chapter concludes with a brief…
Descriptors: Administrators, Articulation (Education), Bibliographies, College Bound Students
Allen, Robert; Layer, Geoff – 1995
This book discusses organizational, management and professional dimensions of change as credit-based systems are introduced in higher education institutions in the United Kingdom. Credit-based systems are taken to mean the flexible academic structures based around the parallel but interrelated concepts of credit and modularity. They are being…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Administrative Principles, Articulation (Education)
Flint, Colin, Ed.; Austin, Michael, Ed. – 1994
This volume contains 16 essays on Further Education (FE) in the context of its changing status and role in the educational and economic life of Great Britain. The essays are grouped around four main themes: (1) FE and mission; (2) managerial responsibilities; (3) context; and (4) diversity. The essays are: "FE Makes Itself Indispensable"…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Change
Brooks, Jean S.; Reich, David L. – 1974
The Dallas Public Library reports on a two-year independent study project (ISP) developed in cooperation with Southern Methodist University and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Activities described include: provision of an information and materials distribution center for CLEP; making available information about area colleges and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Budgets, College Credits
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