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…

Discusses the abundance of electronic equipment available for use in second-language instruction in contrast to the shortage of courseware available. The lack of courseware is attributed to teacher resistance to and fear of technology and the lack of institutional support for teachers to design courseware. (LMO)

This guide contains administrator, teacher, and student materials for a college-level ethnic heritage course. The course content focuses on the significance of music as a powerful cultural expression of ethnic groups through student exploration of local radio programs and festivals, music of family and friends, and use of information from the…

Focuses on student involvement in determining course structure through journal writing. Successful student writers become highly skilled at directing the course of their own learning. The data in the journals inform teachers about what is occurring in learners' heads. Reflective journal writers are adopting a professional approach to their…

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…

A nontraditional student can be defined as a student other than the new high school graduate. A 1980 profile by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges shows that the typical nontraditional student is 36 years old, female (57 percent), has an income of $20,300, has attended two years of college, goes to school for career and/or…

Defines holistic education as a set of teaching strategies designed to cope with brain lateralization. Suggests that teaching strategies which facilitate learning through the right, holistic hemisphere foster more comprehensive learning. Suggests six steps to involve students in participating in an educational unit. (Author/JAC)

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…

Patterns that emerged from reviewing 12 syllabi for courses on public policy in higher education are discussed, and two sample syllabi are presented. The syllabi had wide-ranging differences in concept and content. While some of the courses dealt exclusively with higher education public policy, others merely touched on that topic (e.g., overview…

Nine syllabi for courses on research and evaluation in higher education are reviewed. The syllabi fall into four areas: general research design and methods, program evaluation, naturalistic inquiry, and institutional self-study. A course on research design and methods at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, focuses on three basic modes…