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Hansen, Patricia; Guenther, John – 1977
The purposes of the document are to report on the status of social studies minicourse programs in selected midwestern high schools and to provide information to schools regarding obstacles to minicourses as alternatives to traditional programs. A 1976-77 survey of 265 midwestern high schools determined that only 60 (23%) of the schools offered…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Decision Making
WorkAmerica, 2002
In a world of constantly changing demands for knowledge and technical skills for the work world, higher education has been slow to change to meet these demands. The numbers of American students receiving bachelor's degrees in engineering, mathematics, and computer science fell significantly between 1987 and 1998, while the demand rose. In…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Role, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development