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Download full textMayville, William V. – 1980
Federal action that has influenced, either directly or indirectly, the curriculum of higher education is examined. The purpose is to better comprehend the process by which educational policy decisions are reached by the government and what institutions of higher education have to do with this process. A review of recent federal funding programs in…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Enrollment Trends
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Direct linkDzierlenga, Donna, Comp. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1981
Cites documents from the ERIC collection dealing with occupational education in community colleges. Addresses the following aspects: special programs for women and the handicapped, occupational program planning and evaluation, the relationship between general education and career training, cooperative relationships between schools and industry,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Disabilities, General Education, Instructional Innovation
Lankard, Bettina A. – 1996
Educational restructuring is influencing the change in names of vocational education specialty areas as well as the change in course offerings for the specialties. In some schools, the name "vocational education" has been replaced with new names more reflective of the school's restructuring efforts. Within a given area, new courses are being added…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Futures (of Society)
Barnes, Cynthia A., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1992
The critical thinking movement is responding nationwide to the challenge of teaching thought processes to students. This volume contains 10 articles addressing critical thinking and the instruction of higher-level thinking skills: (1) "Critical Thinking: What, Why, and How," by Richard Paul; (2) "Teaching Critical Thinking across the Curriculum,"…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Faculty Development
Ding, Anning – 2002
This ERIC Digest describes the development and characteristics of vocational universities (VUs) in China. In response to the demand for increased numbers of trained technical workers in the 1980's, VUs developed and the higher vocational education system in China was reformed. Currently, 101 vocational universities are in existence in China. These…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Development
Brewer, Jerrilyn A. – 1999
This digest discusses the rationale for integrating academic and occupational education. It describes models for, and barriers to, integration, and offers suggestions for advancing integration efforts. Integration of academic and occupational education reinforces the shifting paradigm from teaching to learning and requires that students become…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
