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Khan, Mohammad Ayub; Law, Laurie Smith – International Education Studies, 2015
The role of curriculum in higher education is sine quo non for the provision of quality and relevant educational programs and services to the current and potential learners in the USA and elsewhere in the world. Regardless of sizes, types or origins, curriculum is considered the heart and soul of all educational institutions. Curriculum is crucial…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Integrated Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Instructional Development
Fetveit, Anne-Marie, Comp. – 1992
This monograph examines the state of higher education in Norway. Fifteen chapters cover: (1) "The Norwegian Background"; (2) "The Educational System"; (3) "Institutional Units of Higher Education"; (4) "The Financing of Higher Education"; (5) "The Administrative Structure"; (6) "The Teaching…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Instruction, College Students
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Gaff, Jerry G. – Change, 1992
A survey of over 300 colleges and universities indicates that multicultural education is on the ascendancy. Educational issues are raised concerning the application of multicultural education principles on college campuses. These include philosophical issues, curricular issues, faculty issues, pedagogical issues, and the curriculum development…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction, Colleges
Burns, Robin; Weber, Thomas – 1995
Over the past 20 years, the formal study of peace at universities and colleges has become an option available to many students. The development of such peace studies programs is diverse. There are a variety of theoretical and ideological/philosophical approaches to peace. However, how to develop a course that is theory-based, and to compare…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, College Programs, Colleges
Barrows, Leland C. Ed. – 1990
This monograph examines the state of higher education in Turkey. Thirteen chapters cover: (1) "General Information on Turkey"; (2) "The Historical Development of Higher Education"; (3) "Administrative Structure"; (4) "The Teaching Staff"; (5) "Access to Higher Education"; (6) "Content and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Administration, College Curriculum, College Instruction
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Marchese, Theodore J. – Change, 1986
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's report on collegiate education, "College," is discussed by Ernest L. Boyer. The undergraduate experience and quality, college teaching, assessment, the quality of campus life, student development, and general education are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Attitudes, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Roche, George Charles – 1994
This book maintains that federal subsidies to higher education have allowed American colleges and universities to overstaff, overspend, and overbuild, creating an economic, academic, and moral crisis in higher education. The book argues that, although American colleges and universities are the envy of the world, government funding has subsidized…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Instruction, College Role
Harada, Myra – 1994
This paper reviews the history of undergraduate curriculum in the United States from the colonial period to the present, arguing that the drive for utility has been the main force shaping curricular trends. It discusses the purpose of early colonial colleges and their curricula, which emphasized Latin, Greek, Hebrew, ancient history, theology,…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Colleges