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Akar, Cüneyt – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2016
The aim of the study is to investigate how university students perceive academicians' democratic values, and whether their perceptions on it differ significantly according to certain variables. Designed as a descriptive quantitative research, this study employs of 248 students studying at the Faculty of Education and Faculty of Economics and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Democratic Values, Student Attitudes
Arimoto, Akira – Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2015
Active learning is now gradually being adopted in many universities and colleges in Japan. This follows the release of the 2012 Central Council of Education (CCE) report that emphasized the need to introduce active learning and to reinforce educational management in academia. As a result, one of the most important problems in Japan's higher…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation, Field Studies
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Pena, Edlyn Vallejo – Review of Higher Education, 2012
This study investigates faculty members' experiences in a 20-month inquiry project that provided them with structured opportunities to (a) interview students of color about their educational journey, and (b) meet with other faculty members as a collaborative inquiry team to discuss student interview findings. Changes in faculty members were…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation
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Strand, Dana – French Review, 1984
A French course for graduate students and professors preparing for field work in West Africa is described. Difficulties included defining the context for the language's use, time constraints, and learners' job-orientation and tendency to set their own standards of performance. Students' preexisting knowledge of the subject was an advantage. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Course Descriptions, Field Studies, Foreign Countries
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Weibl, Ric – Liberal Education, 2000
Reports on thoughts expressed by nine Future Faculty Fellows, graduate students active in the Preparing Future Faculty program, attending the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Comments addressed some fundamental questions facing education including the basic task to accomplish, questions about quality, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study
Peters, Dianne S.; Peterson, Margaret – 1987
Over 150 doctoral students and faculty in U.S. programs for the study of higher education were interviewed to determine their views concerning the social context of these programs. Both faculty respondents (including program directors) and doctoral students perceived the social context of the programs to involve a plurality and diversity of…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Graduate Students
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Dressel, Paul L.; Thompson, Mary Magdala – 1974
Current developments in the preparation of college teachers were examined based on interviews, first-hand observations, and review of program details and individual student reactions to them. An overview of the circumstances that focus attention on college teaching and issues specific to the Doctor of Arts degree are presented. Alternatives to the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Doctor of Arts Degrees