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Fayne, Harriet; Qian, Gaoyin – New Educator, 2016
This longitudinal case study investigated how one School of Education (SOE), situated in an urban, commuter, public university, responded to the New York State mandate to require the edTPA for initial teacher certification. In order to engage faculty in the work of program redesign, SOE administrators employed a covert leadership approach. Based…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Case Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Schools of Education
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Kimball, Elizabeth; Schnee, Emily; Schwabe, Liesl – Composition Studies, 2015
This essay explores the influence of the discourse and practices of the learning outcomes assessment (LOA) movement on three composition instructors' assignments and assessments. While outcomes assessment by itself can be a useful tool, it cannot be separated from the exigency that compels it, in which educational practices must be defended…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Outcomes of Education, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction
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Freudenberg, Nicholas; Manzo, Luis; Mongiello, Lorraine; Jones, Hollie; Boeri, Natascia; Lamberson, Patricia – Journal of American College Health, 2013
Changing demographics of college students and new insights into the developmental trajectory of chronic diseases present universities with opportunities to improve population health and reduce health inequalities. The reciprocal relationships between better health and improved educational achievement also offer university health programs a chance…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Urban Universities, Public Colleges, Young Adults
Kenzig, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2013
University attendance includes various activities and experiences that can have a unique impact on psychosocial development and adult health behaviors, and can influence life course outcomes such as short- and long-term health and quality of life. College attendance and health are cyclical and reinforcing factors. Healthier students do better…
Descriptors: Health, Health Behavior, Social Development, Emotional Development
Academy for Educational Development, 2012
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) sent a research team to New York University (NYU) on December 8-9, 2008 to conduct interviews with individuals who play important roles in the university's teacher preparation program. These interviews, along with additional documentation provided by NYU and identified by the AED research team, provide…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Student Teacher Evaluation
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Parker, Tara L.; Richardson, Richard C., Jr. – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2005
This undisguised, embedded case study examined outcomes related to student enrollments and representation over the four year period following a decision by the City University of New York (CUNY) to eliminate remediation in four-year colleges. Qualitative and quantitative methodologies provide insight into contributing factors to changes not only…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Urban Universities, Remedial Programs, Program Termination