Teaching-focused professional development (PD) programs offered at institutions of higher education (IHEs) are uniquely positioned to be levers of change that improve the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in ways that broaden participation in STEM education, workforce development, and…

This study was focused on investigating inclusive learning environments in accelerated classroom formats. Three 8-week sections of an undergraduate course at Regis University were examined. Results from observations and surveys were analyzed to determine the effectiveness and consistency of 13 inclusive strategies derived from Wlodkowski and…

Mark Van Doren, the noted literary scholar, once remarked, "The college is meaningless without a curriculum, but it is more so when it has one that is meaningless." Many current critics of undergraduate curricula in America assent to the crucial need for programmatic renewal in our colleges and universities. They bemoan the cookie-cutter…

The 1998 Boyer Commission Report advocated improvement of undergraduate education at large research universities through large-scale participation of undergraduates in the universities' research mission. At a recent conference sponsored by the Reinvention Center, which is dedicated to furthering the goals of the Boyer Commission, participants…

This directory provides a listing of programs for the preparation of professional educational personnel currently approved by the Colorado State Board of Education. The publication is designed to be a source of information regarding available educator preparation programs in Colorado institutions of higher learning as well as an aid to…

Liberal arts colleges occupy a unique place in the landscape of higher education. Whether defined, as David Breneman has, as an exclusive group of about 200 schools that award a large percentage of their degrees in traditional liberal arts fields, or as a more inclusive group of baccalaureate institutions, liberal arts colleges focus on…

This document presents recommendations for Colorado state teacher education policy additions and changes based on a review of existing policies and in light of current changes in the professional education field. The recommendations are: (1) do not reinstate undergraduate degrees in education; (2) accept interdisciplinary majors for teacher…

The Education Commission of the States (ECS) together with the American Association for Higher Education recently conducted five case studies of state-based approaches to assessment in undergraduate education in Colorado, Missouri, New Jersey, South Dakota, and Virginia. The case studies, in turn, are part of the Missouri Governor John Ashcroft's…

This report provides enrollment data for Colorado public postsecondary educational institutions, independent (private, non-profit) institutions, proprietary institutions, and the United States Air Force Academy, for 1992 and compares these figures to those of recent years (since at least 1988). Enrollment is reported by headcount (the actual…

This report presents findings from the annual tuition and fee survey of public two- and four-year colleges and universities in the state of Colorado. It presents the survey findings in a comparative summary format. The report shows that all governing boards complied with all the policies set forth by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.…

This document represents the first step in an effort by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to reopen the master planning process. The report: (1) proposes a master planning process, which in various steps will revisit Colorado's goals for postsecondary education; (2) reviews how well the Commission and the postsecondary education…

Changes in tuition and fee levels at public institutions from academic year 1981-82 to 1982-83 are reviewed, with specific state-by-state, institution-by-institution data provided for the three previous years. The states included are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and…

The paper describes Colorado's needs-based special education programs and investigates the most useful predictive performance measures for 100 students enrolled in a teacher education preservice program, analyzing such factors as the relationship between admission criteria and student teaching performance. Recommendations for revisions in…

This paper identified factors within the higher education environment that significantly influence student retention rates and the timely graduation of traditional full-time, first-time, degree seeking students in the state of Colorado. The paper uses the research findings of national studies and other studies conducted by Wisconsin and…

This report presents information about graduate education at eight state-funded institutions in Colorado: the University of Northern Colorado, the Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, the University of Southern Colorado, Adams State College, the University of Colorado (Boulder), the University of Colorado (Colorado Springs), and…