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Download full textIllinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1985
Designed to generate discussion among community college faculty and administrators in Illinois, this report provides an examination of the associate degree as it has evolved in Illinois public community colleges, along with recommended guidelines and alternatives for further development. First, the report reviews the current context of educational…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Degree Requirements, Educational Change
Peer reviewedSheehan, Eugene P. – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Describes a multimethod assessment of psychology student outcomes at the University of Northern Colorado. Nineteen goals and objectives for psychology majors were identified. Describes changes in the psychology program prompted by the assessment results. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bachelors Degrees, College Students, Curriculum Development
Glazer, Judith S. – 1988
The master's degree is reviewed in terms of its current status and rate of conferral, its diversity, standards, and the dominant program models. Changes in the patterns of master's degrees conferred, by discipline, are examined, and problems associated with the proliferation of degrees are noted. Diversity in curricular models is cited as a source…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Design, Degree Requirements, Educational Change
Peer reviewedSwanson, David B.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1992
Discussion of the newly modified United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 reviews the test, phase-in plans, and potential impact on basic biomedical sciences education. It is recommended that medical schools not use the test as the sole criterion for promotion to the third year and carefully review other examination-related requirements…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Degree Requirements, Educational Change, Higher Education
Koltai, Leslie – 1984
This paper discusses the role of general education in the community colleges in the United States and presents recommendations for changes to improve the quality of education in the community colleges. First, the paper notes the lack of stature, relevance, and institutional support for general education in the community colleges and argues that if…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedDunn, Dana S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Asserts that, among trends in higher education, none is more debated than the place of general education and the use of the core curriculum as an antidote to specialized education. Argues that psychology can be effectively presented to undergraduates in an interdisciplinary core curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Educational Change
Business-Higher Education Forum, Washington, DC. – 1985
The current state of business management education is discussed to stimulate dialogue among educators and business executives. The major issues and current challenges are considered, and broad recommendations for change are offered, primarily in the areas of curriculum and faculty development. Recommendations include: adopting alternative core…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Change Strategies, College Programs, Cooperative Programs
