This guide is intended for teachers who want to learn more about educational design of college courses. Chapter 1 identifies various pressures for change in designing courses and urges creation of conditions that foster deep learning. Chapter 2 examines various models of the course design process. Chapter 3 discusses beliefs, values and ideologies…

Research on college students' study skills and habits and on secondary-level course organization suggest certain patterns of instructor demand (workload, test difficulty, latitude for self-direction) and compensations (test review practices, test item overlap with instructor handouts, "safety nets") may account for student study deficiencies, and…

Evaluates the first stage of "Lernpunkt Deutsch," a new three-stage German course designed for upper elementary and early secondary school. Describes the publisher's package of materials and the appropriateness of the course, utility of the different package elements, format of the materials, and assesses whether the course provides pedagogically…

Patterns that emerged from reviewing eight syllabi for core courses on institutional research and planning (IRP) in higher education are discussed, and a sample syllabus is presented. Course titles used in the IRP core graduate-level courses are identified, along with the course purpose and objectives, when specified. It is noted that most of the…

A review of the research literature on teaching and learning in the college classroom is presented. An introduction notes the role of research in identifying new goals for higher education and offers a conceptual framework based on a student mediation model and a focus on the process-product relationships between faculty teacher behavior and…

Patterns that emerged from reviewing 11 syllabi for courses on the community college are discussed, and three sample syllabi are presented. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. The most commonly used course titles were "The Two-Year College" and "The Community…

As part of a larger study of instructional issues for English as a second language (ESL), current literature is reviewed and summarized in four major areas affecting the teaching and learning of ESL in grades K-12: ESL instructional approaches, patterns of curriculum organization, instructional materials, and language learning theories. In the…

Patterns that emerged from reviewing syllabi for courses on faculty issues are discussed, and four sample syllabi are presented. Few doctoral programs in higher education administration were identified that devote an entire course to the subject of American college and university faculty. For four courses that did devote an entire course to the…

Patterns that emerged from reviewing 26 syllabi for courses on organization and administration in higher education are discussed, and six sample syllabi are presented. The syllabi focused more on organization than administration. Of the 26 syllabi, 19 dealt with organization and administration generally; 5 with administration in a specific…

Patterns that emerged from reviewing 12 syllabi for courses on the college and university curriculum are discussed, and a sample syllabus is presented. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. A marked similarity across curriculum courses was found in terms of overall course…

Patterns that emerged from reviewing syllabi for courses on educational policy are discussed, and two sample syllabi are presented. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. Review of seven syllabi and three brief course descriptions indicated that the subject of educational policy…

Patterns that emerged from reviewing 20 syllabi for courses on educational foundations, history, and philosophy are discussed, and five sample syllabi are presented. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. The review revealed the following profile: the history of higher education…

Patterns that emerged from reviewing course syllabi on adult and continuing education are discussed, and a sample syllabus is presented. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. Seventeen professors provided syllabi from 43 courses taught at 9 universities. Modest agreement on…

Patterns that emerged from reviewing syllabi for 12 courses on higher education finance are discussed. The prevailing purpose of the course appeared to be to provide an introduction to fiscal problems and issues in higher education. Some courses did, however, go beyond the introductory stages to analyze the economics of higher education. Most…

Patterns that emerged from reviewing 14 syllabi for courses on governance in higher education are discussed, and four sample syllabi are presented. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education. A definition of governance that emerged from the 14 syllabi might be that of a study of authority and power…