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Peer reviewedDrew, David Eli – Change, 1986
George Keller's criticism of the state of higher education research is discussed. An alternative model of the relationship between research and policy, some valuable contributions of higher education research, and steps for improving the quality and impact of that research are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedLevison, Sandra P.; Straumanis, Joan – Change, 2002
Describes how the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) has played a central role in sponsoring innovations in the medical and health sciences, including landmark medical projects to integrate women's health issues into the medical curriculum and to use lay people in the teaching and evaluating of medical students. (EV)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Quality, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedPaulson, Karen – Change, 2002
Describes how, from its beginning, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) has supported providing education to citizens everywhere, first by sponsoring face-to-face instruction in remote locations and now by encouraging institutions to use online technologies to reshape education by providing it anytime and anywhere. (EV)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedMarchese, Ted – Change, 1985
Tennessee's higher education funding based on institutional performance is discussed by three key participant-observers of the state's initiatives: Steve Cobb, Arliss Roaden, and John Folger. Money for remedial education was taken out of university budgets and put in special college preparatory institutes. These institutes are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedZwerling, L. Steven – Change, 1988
A skeptic about the good reputation achieved by Miami-Dade Community College in recent years undertook a critical study of what the college was doing and how it has changed since 1960. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedDrake, Christopher – Change, 1979
Controversies and problems plaguing Nova University and especially its off-campus colleges, which grant diplomas in 23 states, are examined. Criticisms include claims that masters and doctoral degrees are handed out too readily, admission policies are ill defined, and instructors are not qualified. Nova's severe financial difficulty is also…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Doctoral Programs, Educational Facilities, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedFinn, Chester E., Jr. – Change, 1980
The liberal consensus that has shaped national education policy is seen as succumbing to dubious ideas and undesirable practices. Issues discussed include: educational equity, equality and quality; measures of educational achievement; accountability; "need" and ability; statism and monoply, pluralism and diversity; federal role; and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Development, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation
