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Peer reviewedDeckelbaum, David – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1994
Suggests that community colleges have always offered programs designed to encourage the enrollment of high ability students, including formal honors programs, honors courses or societies, tuition incentives, and opportunities for independent study. Cites ERIC documents and journal articles reflecting the current literature on honors programs…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Community Colleges, Honor Societies, Honors Curriculum
Peer reviewedHenschen, Beth M.; Sidlow, Edward I. – Journal of General Education, 1983
Describes a competition involving political science honors students in which teams from Miami and Purdue universities prepared and delivered papers taking opposing positions on contemporary topics. Reviews the benefits of the project for students and their teachers and suggests ways similar benefits can be achieved using a student cluster approach…
Descriptors: Competition, Extracurricular Activities, Group Activities, High Achievement
Beelendorf, Pierre – Teaching Music, 2002
Describes the Tri-M Music Honor Society that is for middle/junior high and senior high school students. Discusses what having a Tri-M Society can do for a music department and the benefits of having a Tri-M Society. Includes information on starting the society, a history, and Web sites. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational History, Honor Societies, Junior High Schools
Direct linkSegell, Glen M. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To detail a user's experiences of the digital archive project of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) (RGS-IBG). The "Unlocking the Archives" project has five facets: construction and conservation at its London archives; an online catalogue of its collections; digitisation of images and…
Descriptors: Geography, Archives, Library Automation, Library Development
Download full textSanders, Craig S.; Griffin, Kathryn M. – Journal of Technology Studies, 2005
One of the requirements of the Epsilon Pi Tau (EPT) initiation is the apprentice has to physically be at the initiation (EPT, 2004). Since the majority of nontraditional students and working professionals are physically removed from an initiation site, they have missed the opportunity to join EPT. On 8 April, 2005, the Beta Mu Chapter of The…
Descriptors: Professional Occupations, Technology, Honor Societies, Ceremonies
Peer reviewedPotter, William P. – College and University, 1979
A study conducted at Alma College to determine how and why grade inflation occurred is discussed. Grade inflation is seen as being caused by many factors including calendar changes, requirement reductions, better defined grading scales, and shifts in faculty attitudes. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Class Average, Grade Inflation, Grade Point Average
Peer reviewedBenninga, Jacques – Social Studies Review, 1997
Examines the long-time commitment and involvement of a university and a local chapter of Phi Delta Kappa to encourage and recognize character education in local schools. Describes a public awards ceremony and includes the criteria for the values and character recognition award. Provides a list of the winning schools. (MJP)
Descriptors: Awards, Citizenship Education, College School Cooperation, Educational Responsibility
Peer reviewedFine, Paul L.; Hayward, Rodney A. – Academic Medicine, 1995
A study of predictors of performance of 123 internal medicine residents at the University of Michigan found the most significant predictors to be internal medicine clerkship grade, honor society status, medical school reputation, and scores on the National Board of Medical Examiners, Part I examination. Results suggest that the intern selection…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Clinical Experience, College Applicants
