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The Costs of 'Free Listening': Negotiating the Moral Economy of the University
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Sapir, Adi – Critical Studies in Education, 2021
This paper adopts the concept of a moral economy as a lens through which to analyze the neoliberalisation processes that have transformed the field of higher education in recent decades. Specifically, I consider a case study of the commodification of a senior citizen course-auditing program at an Israeli university in the early 2000s. The program,…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Higher Education, Moral Values, Older Adults
Voice from the Field: Examining the Role of Foreign Language Teaching in the Community College
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Jurisevic, Dallas R. – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2013
There is a growing number of students enrolling in community colleges in the United States. Many of these students are looking to transfer credits earned from the community college to four-year institutions, while others are simply looking to enter into the skilled workforce. With the increase in general enrollment and the demand for more…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Community Colleges, College Credits
Student Training in Transversal Competences at the University of Cordoba
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Serrano, Rosario Merida; Romero, Julia Angulo; Bello, Manuel Jurado; Perez, Jose Diz – European Educational Research Journal, 2011
This article describes a research project developed at the University of Cordoba during the academic year 2007-8, in which 2414 students took part, all studying courses included in a pilot scheme for the implementation of European Credit Transfer System credits. The aim was to ascertain the opinions of students in relation to their grasp and…
Descriptors: International Cooperation, College Credits, Transfer Policy, Foreign Countries
Credits, Curriculum, and Control in Higher Education: Cross-National Perspectives.
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Mason, Terrence C.; Arnove, Robert F.; Sutton, Margaret – Higher Education, 2001
Examines higher education in Indonesia, Nicaragua, and Vietnam to illustrate how use of a credit system is linked to policies and institutions associated with capitalist, market-based economies, and how the credit system, embedded within a network of other educational practices, has transformed the university into an institution focused more on…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Role, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
The Role of the Community College in Baccalaureate Attainment at a Private Liberal Arts College.
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Cejda, Brent D. – Community College Review, 1999
The different roles that community colleges play in baccalaureate attainment are defined. Data is presented on 577 baccalaureate graduates who used credits earned at a community college toward their four-year degree. The findings support the contention that aggregate data masks community college contributions to baccalaureate education. Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, College Outcomes Assessment
"Double Dippers."
Gose, Ben – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
Increasingly, four-year college students are taking additional courses at nearby two-year colleges, for a variety of reasons: to reduce costs, to sample technical education, for scheduling purposes, for smaller classes, and for less difficult courses. In some cases, the four-year college may contract with the two-year college to provide remedial…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Credits, College Role, Course Selection (Students)