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Driscoll, Thomas F., III, Ed. – IGI Global, 2022
It has quickly become apparent in the past year that online learning is not only an asset, but it is critical to the continued education of youth during times of crisis. However, districts and schools across the nation are in need of guidance and practical, research-backed approaches to distance and hybrid learning. The current COVID-19 crisis has…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Distance Education, Blended Learning, Electronic Learning
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Neisler, Otherine Johnson, Ed. – Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education, 2022
This handbook provides a global overview of the design, implementation and assessment of academic development centers within higher education institutions. The current nature of our complex, rapidly changing world makes it imperative that colleges and universities worldwide find ways to educate their students in new and better ways: this is…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Program Design, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Peterson, Patti McGill – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
Comparative research on higher education in developing and transitional countries is often focused on such issues as access, finance, student mobility and the impact of globalization, but there has been little attention to curriculum and the forces that shape it. Confronting Challenges to the Liberal Arts Curriculum fills an important gap in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Liberal Arts, Undergraduate Study, Curriculum Development
Habley, Wesley R., Ed.; And Others – 1988
The status and future of academic advising is examined in this American College Testing Program (ACT) monograph, providing an in-depth look at the topics consistently viewed as critical to the success of advising programs. In chapter 1, Wesley R. Habley introduces the monograph by examining the trends in advising over the past 15 years, focusing…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Administrative Organization, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Delgado, Gilbert L., Ed. – 1984
Focusing on the Hispanic deaf child, the book begins with an overview which briefly discusses the history, litigation, legislation, and recent trends in bilingual and special education, and the issues regarding minority hearing-impaired children. Next, the status of Hispanics in special education is discussed, followed by reports of a 1979-80…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Deafness, Educational Assessment, Educational History
2000
This document contains three papers from a symposium on designing effective human resource development (HRD) programs that was conducted as part of a conference on HRD. "Leveraging System Factors for Increased Training Effectiveness" (David Ripley) is a conceptual paper that critiques current training design models and the lack of…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria, Fire Fighters
Woods, Diane E., Ed.; And Others – 1983
This book is a compilation of responses and reactions to a position paper by Dr. Joseph Stubbins entitled "The Clinical Model in Rehabilitation and Alternatives." The text of the position paper is presented along with a brief summary of the main points he made in it pertaining to the clinical model and the systems model. Also included in the…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Zeiss, Tony, Ed. – 1991
Brief descriptions are provided of 16 model literacy initiatives undertaken by community colleges in conjunction with local businesses or community groups. Following introductory comments by Barbara Bush, Tony Zeiss, H. James Owen, and Roy Romer, "Literacy: America's Great Deficit," by Earnestine Thomas-Wilson-Robertson and Tony Zeiss, reviews…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, College Role
Pines, Marion, Ed. – 1999
This document profiles nine youth programs, illustrating concepts, strategies, and lessons available to communities as they start to form an integrated network of essential services designed to prepare out-of-school youth for success in the job market of the 21st century. "Introduction" (Marion Pines) lists considerations when planning a…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Counseling Services, Delivery Systems