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Programme Evaluation: Maintaining Quality in Higher Education
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Loots, A. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2008
The evaluation of educational or social programmes is paramount for establishing success or impact in higher education. Evaluation questions about programme goals (e.g. better performance of first-year students) or about the quality of programme strategies (design and implementation) and effectiveness of delivery (coordinator inputs and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Models, Research Methodology
Long-Term Care Sets the Stage for Student Practicums.
Gordon, Susan E. – Nursing and Health Care, 1986
Describes the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Project, an advocacy program designed to help residents of long-term care facilities obtain the services to which they are entitled. The author discusses setting up the project, getting started, the clinical experience, and student evaluation of their experiences. (CT)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Clinical Experience, Health Services, Higher Education
Advocacy in the Courtroom: The Moot Court.
Thorpe, Judie Mosier; Crouse, Janice Shaw – 1982
A moot court program developed for undergraduate debaters at Ball State University (Indiana) is presented. Following a brief introduction that establishes the benefits of such a program for the students and the department of communication, the first section of the paper explains how the moot court concept was modified to emphasize communication…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Communication Skills, Debate, Higher Education
Cornell University's Homeless Program: The "Give and Take" Process of Service-Learning.
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Hales, Ann – Journal of General Education, 1996
Describes a service-learning program at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration that provides courses and community service activities related to homelessness and hunger. Reviews the program's three components: a course on housing and feeding the homeless, industry linkages, and a research and advocacy center. Presents student…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Higher Education, Homeless People, Hunger
Political Practica: Educating Social Work Students for Policymaking.
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Wolk, James L.; And Others – Journal of Social Work Education, 1996
A survey of 131 bachelor's level and 30 master's level programs in social work found that less than 20% of undergraduate and 50% of graduate programs offered practica in government relations, electoral politics, and policy advocacy and development, and that existing practica were almost exclusively in government relations. Recommendations for…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Field Experience Programs, Government Role, Graduate Study
Priorities in Foreign Language Education for the 1990s: A Report from the Southwest.
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Pino, Barbara Gonzalez – 1991
A survey of 368 second language teachers at the elementary school, middle school, high school, and college level in the southwest United States (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas) investigated teachers' priorities for language instruction in the 1990s. Respondents ranked aspects of language instruction in priority order. Results were…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Articulation (Education), Curriculum Design, Education Work Relationship
The San Jose State University Bilingual/Multicultural Special Education Personnel Preparation Program: A Report on Thirteen Years of Experience.
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Grossman, Herbert – 1992
The report describes the San Jose State University (California) teacher education program to prepare teachers of multicultural special education in elementary and secondary schools. It begins by describing the program's components, all related to bilingual special education teacher training: the training program itself; teacher certification; an…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty