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Peer reviewedHartzog, J. – Academe, 1993
It is proposed that the primary method for college budget reduction should be horizontal, across-the-board cuts by percentage applied to all programs and departments. It is argued further that vertical budget cuts embody imperfect procedural justice and should be considered only in extreme situations. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, Decision Making, Democratic Values
Peer reviewedHerron, J. Dudley; Brooks, David W. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1984
Suggests that academic departments reshape the intellectual climate for chemistry education as one way to ensure the future of chemistry. Current practices in chemistry and possible benefits which may result if the system is modified are examined. These benefits include better public support and understanding of chemistry. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Educational Objectives, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedBerman, Russell A.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Chaput, Patricia R.; DeJean, Joan; Harper, Jane; Henning, Sylvie Debevec; Hunter, Paul; Kaplan, Edward K.; Kirkpatrick, Susan; Lindenberger, Herbert; Ozzello, Yvonne; Marks, Elaine; Patrikis, Peter C.; Peck, Jeffrey; Schor, Naomi; Trommler, Frank; Valis, Noel; Wood, Richard J.; Ziolkowski, Theodore – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Nineteen responses to an article on the leadership crisis in the field of foreign languages and literatures are presented. Most agree with the article, expanding on its scope or extending its argument; some offer new directions to resolve the problem. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Peer reviewedEzell, Annette; Packard, John S. – Journal of Professional Nursing, 1985
The two existing types of academic nursing administrator preparation programs are described and discussed. A third type emphasizing deliberative decision-making is proposed and outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Deans, Decision Making, Department Heads
Peer reviewedBergmann, Barbara R. – Academe, 1985
The applicability of the principle of comparable pay for comparable worth is discussed for college faculty jobs, not only for alleviation of sex discrimination but also for eliminating bias-related discrepancies between departments or specialties. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Departments, Educational Economics
Direct linkRiley, Karen L.; Totten, Samuel – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2002
Over the past two decades, interest in Holocaust education has grown substantially as individual states, starting in the 1980s, began to mandate and/or recommend Holocaust studies as part of the social studies curriculum. As a result, these mandates and/or interest in the Holocaust have spawned any number of curriculum products, some of which seek…
Descriptors: Empathy, Social Studies, Death, Curriculum Design
Download full textSherohman, James – 1983
During the early decades of social science in the United States, the strong applied emphasis in sociology and the mutual interest of sociology and social work in social reform made these disciplines nearly indistinguishable. The dissolution in 1909 of the American Social Science Association began a period of divergence between the two disciplines…
Descriptors: Competition, Departments, Educational History, Educational Needs
Nyquist, Jody D. – 1986
A small service firm approach to assist instructors and departments improve the quality of instruction at the University of Washington is discussed. Attention is directed to basic assumptions underlying the instructional development program at the University's Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR). One assumption is that an…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Consultation Programs, Departments, Faculty Development
Cole, SuzAnne – 1987
Facing the problem of a wide discrepancy in grading standards for student essays, the English department at a Texas community college developed a standardized method of grading students' expository and persuasive essays. The department established a committee of 10 full-time instructors whose objective was to standardize grading for all required…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, English Departments, Essays, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedMullin, William J. – Physics Teacher, 1989
Described is a physics course for satisfying the junior-year writing requirement. Gives nine assignment examples of the course. Discusses the use of the writing component as a teaching aid in junior level "Electricity and Magnetism" course. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Content Area Writing, Electricity, Physics
Peer reviewedBurke, Dolores L. – Academe, 1995
Areas of change and nonchange in college faculty employment since the 1950s are examined, particularly as they affect faculty mobility. External factors (prestige, labor market, public opinion) and internal factors (the department structure, institutional policy, and changes within disciplines) are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Departments, Employment Patterns, Faculty Mobility
Peer reviewedSmock, Richard; Menges, Robert – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1985
Establishing a program to help teaching assistants (TAs) become better teachers is discussed, including advantages/disadvantages of five possible organizational locations: individual course instructors, departments, colleges of education, other individual colleges, and a central administrative office. A mix of locations and criteria for assessing…
Descriptors: Departments, Educational Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHeinzelman, Kurt – Academe, 1986
When a large group of nontenured part-time English department faculty were summarily dismissed, a significant segment of the English curriculum was left largely unattended, and other problems arose throughout the institution. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrative Problems, Case Studies, College Faculty
Peer reviewedCrothers, Charles – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Analyzes the structure of academic sociology departments. Stresses the competition for resources and symbolic capital among different groups including faculty, support staff, research staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Focuses on the complex role of graduate students, the constraints, and the opportunities it opens. Urges reform…
Descriptors: Departments, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Researchers
Michell, Mick, Comp. – 1987
This publication is one in a series of 12 giving the recommendations that were made for a broad and balanced education program in science for young people. Section one of this guide deals with the factors that were the reason for the implementation of a review process, a listing of financial sponsors and other "in kind" help from…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
