NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sodano, Sandro M.; Richard, George V. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2009
The Medical Specialty Preference Inventory (MSPI; Zimny, G.H. (1979). Manual for the Medical Specialty Preference Inventory. St. Louis, MO: St. Louis University School of Medicine), a measure of medical students' interests, was substantively and empirically examined to identify an underlying factor structure. A factor model for the original MSPI…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Laboratory Schools, Medical Schools, Interests
Miner, Barbara – Rethinking Schools, 2010
Teach for America (TFA) is perceived as a major player in the education wars over the future of public schools, and a key ally of those who disparage teacher unions and schools of education, and who are enamored of entrepreneurial reforms that bolster the privatization of a once-sacred public responsibility. But what exactly is TFA's role in these…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Alternative Teacher Certification, Educational Change, Reputation
Council of the Great City Schools, 2006
In this report, the Council of the Great City Schools and its Strategic Support Teams propose that the Kansas City (Missouri) School District make a number of instructional, organizational, management, and operational changes to improve achievement, effectiveness, and efficiency. These proposals, in the areas of curriculum and instruction, human…
Descriptors: Criticism, Urban Education, Public Opinion, Public Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Everson, Susan Toft; Bussey, Leslie Hazle – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2007
Much criticism has been levied in recent years on professional preparation programs in schools of education offering the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree. This paper is about Saint Louis University's (SLU) redesigned doctoral program in education (Ed.D) that includes an emphasis on social justice. The purpose here is to describe how the faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Social Justice, Ethics, Instructional Leadership
Trombley, William, Ed. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2005
The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher education issues. This issue contains the following articles: (1) CUNY [City University of New York] Sheds Reputation as "Tutor U": The Nation's Largest Urban University Raises Standards, and Grapples with Remediation (Jon…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Higher Education, Urban Universities, Standards