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Kennard, Toni Hodge, Comp. – 1995
This handbook contains profiles of 107 historically black colleges and universities in the United States and the Virgin Islands. Information is derived from the College Board Annual Survey of Colleges database. Information for each school describes: (1) admissions criteria; (2) graduation information; (3) academic programs; (4) campus and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Black Colleges
Noble, Keith Allan – 1992
This thesis documents an exploratory study of the degree Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.). A Ph.D. acquisition model was used as the conceptual framework for the investigation. The model incorporated the three fundamental components of the degree (lengthy study, original research, thesis preparation), which were determined from the historical and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Curriculum Research, Data Collection
Craft, Alma – 1992
This conference proceedings presents 17 papers which examine quality assurance and evaluation in higher education, including methodologies, procedures, and ideas from various nations. The papers include: (1) "Quality Assurance in Higher Education" (Malcolm Frazer); (2) "Academic Standards Panels in Australia" (Kwong Lee Dow);…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Murray, Thom; Wiley, Linda – 1994
This book is designed to help college students (and prospective college students) prepare themselves to meet and complete the requirements of their college or university and obtain a bachelor's degree. Individual chapters offer advice on: (1) the enhanced earning power of a college degree; (2) deciding whether to attend a four-year college or a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Bachelors Degrees, College Choice
Lipset, Seymour Martin; Riesman, David – 1975
Part I of this document discusses the political controversies in which Harvard University has been embroiled, exploring past and present sources of conflict among the various estates of the university--that is, students, faculty, administrators, and governing boards--as well as the tensions between the university and external authorities.…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Standards, Administration, Admission Criteria
Carter, Norvella, Ed. – 2003
In this report, teacher educators scrutinize the relationships between the standards and assessment movement in education and the United States' increasingly multicultural population. The papers include: "Foreword" (Jacqueline Jordan Irvine); (1) "Diversity and Standards: Defining the Issues" (Norvella P. Carter); (2) "Accountability and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Disadvantaged Youth, Diversity (Faculty)
Appleton, Ken, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
Reflecting recent policy and standards initiatives, emerging research agendas, and key innovations, this volume provides a contemporary overview of important developments and issues that have that have in recent years shaped elementary science education pre-service courses and professional development, and practices that are shaping future…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Education, Science Education, Professional Development
Gabriel, Kathleen F. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2008
As societal expectations about attending college have grown, professors report increasing numbers of students who are unprepared for the rigors of postsecondary education--not just more students with learning disabilities (whose numbers have more than tripled), but students (with and without special admission status) who are academically at-risk…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Time Management, Study Skills, Classroom Environment
Institute of International Education, New York, NY. – 1997
This report, based upon studies carried out from 1994-96 by a task force of international educators, focuses on efforts to identify a language and a strategy for improving U.S.-Japan "international education." Several conclusions are reached and discussed in the text: (1) international education can be stimulated by a new transnational…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Comparative Education
Valentine, John A. – 1987
The role of the College Entrance Examination Board (College Board) in setting standards in secondary school education is traced historically. The first college entrance examinations, which became known as the College Boards) were administered in June 1901 around the country to 978 high school students. The rationale was that a set of common…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, Agency Role
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service. – 1986
Designed to facilitate the research related to the preparation and presentation of arguments for the intercollegiate debate topic, this manual summarizes issues surrounding educational reform and quality control in American elementary and secondary schools. The excerpts from books, periodicals, and other sources not always readily available to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Debate
Ehrle, Elwood B.; Bennett, John B. – 1988
The leadership, management, and academic concerns of deans and provosts are addressed in this casebook based on 25 original case studies on issues related to finance, personnel, organizational structure, curriculum, and academic freedom and standards. Two or more practical options for action accompany each presentation of a challenging problem.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Strategies
National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA. Commission on Educational Issues. – 1978
Balance academic and maturational needs of students and maintain both academic standards and the quality of an expanding school environment are the recommendations of six independent school heads. Their responses in this book of essays are to critics of secondary education who propose (1) that more education should take place outside the school in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Role, Adolescents, Educational Change
Kahlenberg, Richard D., Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers identifies the leading sources of inequality in public education and proposes public policy remedies. The eight chapters are: (1) "Introduction: Making K-12 Public Education an Engine for Social Mobility" (Richard D. Kahlenberg); (2) "Summer Learning and Home Environment" (Doris R. Entwisle, Karl L. Alexander, and Linda…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Charter Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment
England, Crystal M. – 2003
Concerned with the intrusion of corporate interests into American classrooms, this book presents a case against the business model of educational administration. In each of its seven chapters the book explores how and why the school-business model does not and cannot work. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the expectations currently placed on…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Business Responsibility, Curriculum, Educational Administration
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