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Defining Outcomes, Demonstrating Quality: The CIC Degree Qualifications Profile Consortium
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Grimes, Terry – Council of Independent Colleges, 2014
Because of their commitment to the voluntary measurement and improvement of student learning outcomes, colleges and universities that are members of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) have been at the forefront of the national shift from teacher-centered to student-centered learning. The institutions participating in the CIC Degree…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Consortia, Qualifications, Outcomes of Education
The Power of Leadership, Collaboration, and Professional Development: The Story of the SMART Consortium
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Williams, Paul R.; Tabernik, Anna Maria; Krivak, Terry – Education and Urban Society, 2009
Few researchers support the belief that a school superintendent can drive improvements in student achievement. The Science and Mathematics Achievement Required for Tomorrow (SMART) Consortium was formed in northeast Ohio in 1998 with the belief that superintendents can have a measurable effect on student learning. The goal of this collaboration…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Consortia, Superintendents
The University Consortium for Catholic Education (UCCE): A Response to Sustain and Strengthen Catholic Education
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Smith, Paige A. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2007
This article examines the current and potential contributions of the University Consortium for Catholic Education (UCCE) to both K-12 and higher Catholic education. In order to situate the development of alternative teacher preparation programs, a history of Catholic teacher formation is addressed followed by a brief summary of the existing…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Catholic Schools, Consortia, Elementary Secondary Education
Measuring Consortium Impact on User Perceptions: OhioLINK and LibQUAL+[TM]
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Gatten, Jeffrey N. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2004
What is the impact of an academic library consortium on the perceptions of library services experienced by users of the member institutions' libraries? What is the impact of an academic library consortium on the perceptions of library services experienced by users of the member institutions libraries? In 2002 and 2003, OhioLINK (Ohio's consortium…
Descriptors: Consortia, Library Services, Academic Libraries, Benchmarking
Development and Progress of the Appalachian Higher Education Network: A Project of the Appalachian Regional Commission
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Schwartz, Jeffrey H. – Appalachian Regional Commission, 2004
In 1998, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) began developing what is now the Appalachian Higher Education (AHE) Network. The AHE Network, currently composed of eight centers, has the mission of increasing the college-going rate in Appalachia, the numbers of students who continue their education directly after graduating high school. This…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Networks, Educational Attainment, Program Effectiveness
An Evaluation of Tech Prep in Ohio. Year One Final Report.
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MGT of America, Inc., Tallahassee, FL. – 1995
In January 1995, a private research firm conducted the first year of a 5-year evaluation of tech prep (TP) in Ohio. State- and consortium-level baseline data about the following were collected: state policies/practices for TP; role of consortia in TP; professional development of instructors/administrators for TP; selected groups'…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy