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Download full textEllsworth, James B. – 2000
This book presents a theoretical road map for teachers, professors, or administrators who seek guidance from the educational change literature. The introduction presents an overview of assumptions, early traditions of change research, other reviews of change research, and practical application of education change theory. Eleven chapters discuss:…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Townsend, Barbara K.; And Others – 1992
Distinctive colleges and universities, as opposed to the great majority which fit into a more or less standardized mold, possess a unifying theme or vision which is expressed in all their activities. They often respond to newly emerging societal or community needs unmet by existing colleges and universities; they challenge conventional ideas about…
Descriptors: Colleges, Differences, Educational Innovation, Governance
Townsend, Barbara K.; And Others – 1992
This brief report summarizes a longer document with the same title. Distinctive colleges and universities possess a unifying theme or vision that is expressed in all their activities. They also usually respond to newly emerging societal or community needs unmet by existing schools of higher education. Distinctiveness, however, can limit the…
Descriptors: Colleges, Differences, Educational Innovation, Governance
Pavel, D. Michael; Colby, Anita Y. – 1992
The educational approaches, programs, and services developed for American Indians at both tribal colleges and non-tribal community colleges can be used as models by other institutions seeking to serve minority populations better. The community college is an important avenue for American Indians pursuing postsecondary degrees; in 1988, 50,400 of…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, College Role, Community Colleges
Johnson, Lynn G. – 1984
Cooperative arrangements between academic institutions and industry are examined, with attention to linkages in high technology research and development (R&D), the commercial application of R&D (technology transfer), and the preparation and continuing development of scientific and engineering personnel. Incentives and barriers to campus/corporate…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Economic Progress, Engineers
Gysbers, Norman, Ed.; Henderson, Patricia, Ed. – 2002
The purpose of this publication is to focus on issues in development and implementation of comprehensive guidance programs. To achieve this purpose a list of 10 of the most important issues was composed. The top 10 issues, in order of frequency of concern of leaders, are: (1) displacement of non-guidance tasks, including school counselors'…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Guidance, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Innovation, Educational Testing
Killacky, Jim – 1984
The monograph, written for persons and organizations at state and local levels who share concern about learning activities for adults in rural America, explores characteristics of three traditional providers of nonformal education (the Cooperative Extension Service, public libraries, and community service divisions of community colleges), assesses…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Community Services, Comparative Analysis
