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Download full textEl-Khawas, Elaine – 1995
For the 12th year, a national survey of changes in the academic and administrative practices of American colleges and universities was undertaken. Senior administrators at 407 colleges and universities completed and returned survey questionnaires (80 percent of a sample of 506). Responses were statistically weighted so that results were…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Active Learning, College Administration, College Faculty
Arredondo, Daisy E.; Rucinski, Terrance T. – 1994
This 2-year study looked at the effects of incorporating reflective journals within a workshop approach into graduate and undergraduate education courses. The workshop approach involves four key components: (1) reflective journals, (2) individual student-professor conferences, (3) structured small group discussions of project progress with peers,…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Education Courses, Educational Methods
Majsterek, David J.; And Others – 1994
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is a society that evaluates special education programs in the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) process. This study surveyed the 179 colleges and universities approved for accreditation by the CEC and sampled procedures the CEC-approved special education programs were…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Disabilities, Education Majors, Educational Assessment
Tourigny, Ann Ward; LaFrance, Shawn V. – 1983
Results of a 1981 survey of graduates of baccalaureate health administration programs are presented. An initial information gathering survey of reputed college programs in health administration, the Health Administration Program Survey, was conducted to develop a listing of baccalaureate recipients in health administration. A questionnaire, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Allied Health Occupations Education
Eble, Kenneth E.; McKeachie, Wilbert J. – 1985
Faculty development programs in different types of colleges are considered, along with support of faculty development by private foundations, including the Bush Foundation's Faculty Development Program. The evolution of faculty development in institutions in the United States is traced, with emphasis on efforts in the last 15 years. A literature…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Church Related Colleges, College Faculty, Evaluation Methods
Atelsek, Frank J.; Andersen, Charles J. – 1982
The number of undergraduate credit hours taken in the sciences, engineering, and engineering technology, and in four major humanities fields (English, history, modern languages, and philosophy) for the fall semester, 1980-1981 was studied, based on a survey of 65 colleges and universities that are members of the American Council on Education's…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Credits, College Instruction, College Mathematics
California Univ., Irvine. Student Affairs Office of Studies and Research. – 1977
The career and educational experiences of the baccalaureate degree recipients of the University of California at Irvine (UCI) during the first decade of its existence, 1965-74, were studied. A response from 2,479 alumni, or 51 percent, provided information concerning: (1) educational attainment; (2) initial employment after graduation; and (3)…
Descriptors: Alumni, Bachelors Degrees, Career Choice, College Choice
Brown, Judith O.; McCrink, Carmen; Maybee, Richard – 2003
A study researched the impact of the portfolio development process as an instructional strategy that promotes increased critical thinking, organization, communication, and self-reflection abilities. The inquiry began with a case study of eight adult learners representative of the student population of a nontraditional undergraduate program with a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
Habley, Wesley R., Ed.; And Others – 1988
The status and future of academic advising is examined in this American College Testing Program (ACT) monograph, providing an in-depth look at the topics consistently viewed as critical to the success of advising programs. In chapter 1, Wesley R. Habley introduces the monograph by examining the trends in advising over the past 15 years, focusing…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Administrative Organization, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Linksz, Donna – 1990
In 1990, a survey of full-time faculty and staff was conducted at Catonsville Community College (CCC) in Maryland to assess perceptions of the college's climate, academic practices, curriculum, faculty, academic and student support services, and facilities. The "Seven Principles for Good Practices in Undergraduate Teaching" instrument was…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Curriculum, College Environment, College Faculty
Jonides, John – 1995
This report describes a longitudinal evaluation of an on-going 5-year program at the University of Michigan to improve minority student retention and academic performance. The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) creates research partnerships between first- and second-year students and faculty researchers, and provides peer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Faculty
Saks, Norma Susswein, Ed.; Killeya, Ley A., Ed.; Rushton, Joan, Ed. – 2000
This study skills curriculum is part of a "pipeline" program designed to recruit, matriculate, and graduate educationally disadvantaged students at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (UMDNJ-RWJMS). It is an integral part of the Biomedical Careers Program (BCP) and the Science…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Counseling, College Bound Students
Harari, Maurice – 1981
Information about internationalizing undergraduate education is presented. Data gathered from the membership of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) provide a profile of the degree of internationalization of these institutions. Additionally, major means of internationalizing the curriculum and the institution are…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Curriculum, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development
El-Khawas, Elaine; Knopp, Linda – 1996
For the 13th year, a national survey of changes in the academic and administrative practices of American colleges and universities was undertaken. Senior administrators at 403 colleges and universities completed and returned survey questionnaires (80 percent of a sample of 506). Responses were statistically weighted so that results were…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Administration, College Faculty, College Freshmen
Scales, Peter C.; McEwin, C. Kenneth – 1994
This monograph reports on a survey of middle level teacher preparation, based on the 1992 "Windows of Opportunity" study and on a modified Delphi process which identified a pool comprised of members of the Center for Early Adolescence and others. These educators were asked to rate the 33 recommendations from the "Windows of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Teachers, Field Experience Programs
