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How Robust Are the Findings of "Academically Adrift"?
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Pascarella, Ernest T.; Blaich, Charles; Martin, Georgianna L.; Hanson, Jana M. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2011
The publication of Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa's influential new book, "Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses," the findings of which were summarized in an article by the same authors in the March/April "Change," has caused a national furor centering around their multi-institutional findings that the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Campuses
Liberal Arts Skills, Psychology Baccalaureates, and First-Year Employment: Notes on a Meritocracy Hypothesis
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Rajecki, D. W.; Borden, Victor M. H. – Teaching of Psychology, 2010
Selections from the career counseling literature indicated that the undergraduate psychology curriculum is a potential source of generic liberal arts skills--for example, numeracy, literacy, critical thinking--said to be useful to baccalaureates entering the workforce. A "meritocracy hypothesis" stated that psychology and other liberal…
Descriptors: Employment, Alumni, Psychology, Career Counseling
Construction, Administration and Validation of a Written and Oral Language Assessment in an Undergraduate Teacher Education Programme
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Wilde, Jerry; Kreamelmeyer, Kathleen; Buckner, Brenda – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2009
This article is a description of the process of constructing an assessment of written and oral language for pre-service teachers. This assessment was used prior to their formal admission into the teacher education programme. The rationale for this evaluation is presented along with the actual processes involved. Finally, comparisons are made…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Evaluation, Oral Language, Higher Education
An Evaluation of the Indiana State University Internship Program
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Koren, Herman – Journal of Environmental Health, 1975
Prior to graduation, students must spend 30 weeks in an environmental health internship. This program gives the students field experience in applying principles and techniques learned in the classroom to real-life situations. Students are evaluated through monthly work summaries, visits by a university coordinator, and special project reports. (MA)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Environment, Health Education, Higher Education
Three Futures in Collegiate Theatre (in Indiana).
Scott, Robert A. – 1980
The nature of collegiate theatre programs and possible future activities in theatre programs are examined, along with information about the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, higher education and demography in Indiana, and higher education and social change nationally. It is suggested that the changes in demographics that affect college…
Descriptors: College Programs, Cultural Activities, Dramatics, Elementary Education
Interactions among Gift-Aid Programs in Indiana.
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Klein, Stephen P.; And Others – 1992
A study was done of the Lilly Endowment Educational Awards (LEEAs), one type of gift-aid for fulltime undergraduate Indiana residents. In particular the study addressed: (1) who receives LEEAs; (2) how Pell, State of Indiana, and LEEA formulas interact; (3) what happens when LEEAs are combined with all of the other types of gift-aid for a total…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Eligibility, Grants