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Farnham, Nicholas, Ed.; Yarmolinsky, Adam, Ed. – 1996
The collection of 10 essays addresses the requirements of liberal education for the next century and the strategies for getting there. The papers propose better ways of linking the curriculum and organization of liberal arts colleges with challenging economic and social realities. After an introductory essay (by Nicholas H. Farnham), the following…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Preparation, College Role
Download full textGinorio, Angela B.; Romer, Nancy; Unger, Rhoda K.; Wyche, Karen Fraser – 1997
This collection of four essays examines the ways in which psychology, as a discipline, reflects ongoing scholarship on gender, race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation. In "Rethinking the Discipline: Psychology," Angela B. Ginorio focuses on the inadequacies of many existing courses and textbooks. She also explores specific…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, Ethnicity, Females
Barnett, Ronald, Ed. – 1992
This book presents 14 papers which discuss contemporary issues of curriculum change and instructional effectiveness in higher education primarily from a British perspective. Papers address curriculum purpose, curriculum delivery, and curriculum impact on the wider society. In addition, the book covers experiential learning, skills and training,…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Credits, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Change
Langland, Elizabeth, Ed.; Gove, Walter, Ed. – 1983
Views on the impact of women's studies and the feminist perspective in scholarship in the humanities and social sciences are presented in nine essays. Each essay concludes that while women's studies has the potential power to transform the academic disciplines, it has yet to alter college and university curricula. A second theme that emerged from…
Descriptors: Anthropology, College Curriculum, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Feminism
Harcleroad, Fred F.; And Others – 1981
Dedicated to the memory of Raymond E. Schultz, the essays in this monograph discuss the role of the community college in serving minority students. An introductory essay by Fred F. Harcleroad summarizes Schultz's contributions to community college education. John E. Roueche then discusses the provision of equal educational opportunity to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Conventional Instruction
Gaff, Jerry G., Ed.; And Others – 1980
Responding to the challenge to improve general education, this compilation of ideas, programs, and people is intended to provide information, broaden perspectives about what can be done, and help to highlight strengths and weaknesses of several alternative approaches. The topics included in this guide grew out of the practical needs of faculty…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Lunde, Joyce Povlacs; And Others – 1995
This volume contains 25 papers describing large curriculum revitalization projects from 1986 through 1991 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The papers are: "A Theoretical Context for Designing Curricula in the Agricultural and Life Sciences" (Robert G. Kranz,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Capstone Experiences, Change Strategies, College Curriculum
Kernan, Alvin, Ed. – 1997
The 11 essays in this volume are organized around several themes related to the humanities and higher education. Papers discuss demographics and funding needs; classroom climate; books, libraries, and reading; educational theory; and educational institutions. Essays include: "Change in the Humanities and Higher Education" (Alvin Kernan);…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Degrees (Academic)
Marcus, Dora; And Others – 1996
This volume is the third in a series of self-portraits of projects that receive funding from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). The 31 essays in this volume are grouped around seven main themes: (1) school-to-college transition and retention; (2) rewarding effective teaching; (3) improving teaching and learning; (4)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), College Attendance, College Curriculum
Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; Berdahl, Robert O., Ed. – 1988
The effects and implications of the changing relationship between external societal influences and academic institutions are explored in 16 essays by experts in the field. Titles and authors are as follows: "The University and the State: A Historical Overview" (E. D. Duryea); "Autonomy and Accountability: Some Fundamental…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, College Curriculum, College Students
Grant, Carl A.; Kinsler, Kimberly; Morales-Nadal, Milgra; Tittle, Carol Kehr – 1997
This collection of four essays examines the ways in which education, as a discipline, currently reflects ongoing scholarship on gender, race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation. In "Teacher Education and Multicultural Education: Research, Students, and Teaching" Carl A. Grant notes that while a growing number of universities are…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, Education, Educational Research
Slowey, Maria, Ed. – 1995
This book presents the personal accounts and reflections of 10 individuals who were given leadership responsibility for the implementation of certain aspects of change in institutions of higher education in Great Britain. The contributions illustrate key dimensions of these changes--the development of strategies aimed at widening access, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Agents, Change Strategies, College Curriculum
Hartman, Joan E.; de Filippis, Daisy Cocco; Kruger, Steven F.; O'Driscoll, Sally; Ling, Amy; Webb, Barbara J. – 1997
This collection of six essays examines the ways in which literature, as a discipline, reflects ongoing scholarship on gender, race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation. In "Rethinking the Discipline of Literature: Gender," Joan E. Hartman presents the results of a Modern Language Association survey that highlights the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, Eighteenth Century Literature, Ethnicity
Kearney, Mary-Louise, Ed.; Ronning, Anne Holden, Ed. – 1996
This collection of 15 essays focuses on the role of women in higher education around the world, analyzing the gender dimension of the university curriculum in light of the United Nations' World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China, in 1995. The essays include: (1) "Women, Higher Education, and Development" (Mary-Louise Kearney); (2) "The…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Agronomy, Allied Health Occupations Education, College Curriculum
Assiter, Alison, Ed.; Shaw, Eileen, Ed. – 1993
This collection of 22 essays examines the use of records of achievement (student profiles or portfolios) in higher and vocational education in the United Kingdom. They include: (1) "Records of Achievement: Background, Definitions, and Uses" (Alison Assiter and Eileen Shaw); (2) "Profiling in Higher Education" (Alison Assiter…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, College Curriculum, Definitions
