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Download full textBlackhawk Technical Inst., Janesville, WI. – 1987
This publication contains a number of materials related to the Blackhawk Technical College (Wisconsin) Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program. Contents include a schedule and curriculum outline for the PTA I course; a brochure on the associate degree program; curriculum outline for the associate degree program; and admission procedures and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees, Behavioral Objectives, Clinical Experience
Mason, Robin; Morgan, Alistair – 1986
The Student Opinion Survey was sent to a random sample of 2,600 Open University (OU) students who had gained at least two credits and were studying during 1984. The response rate was 84 percent. Responses to open-ended questions on about one-third of those questionnaires were analyzed to determine the significant phenomena in students' experiences…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Courses, Distance Education, Educational Administration
Kaufman, Barry; And Others – 1981
Experiences of students while attending the City University of New York (CUNY) and their status approximately one year after graduation were studied with a sample of June 1979 graduates. About a 60 percent response rate to the questionnaire, which is appended, was obtained. It was found that 47 percent of associate degree graduates and 31 percent…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Attendance
CHADDERDON, HESTER; AND OTHERS – 1966
MAJOR QUESTIONS EXPLORED IN THIS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH STUDY WERE--(1) WHAT ARE THE ATTITUDES OF PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE HOME ECONOMICS TEACHERS TOWARD CHILDREN, TEACHING, AND INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS DIFFERENT FROM THEMSELVES, (2) WHAT EARLY COLLEGE EXPERIENCES MIGHT MODIFY THESE ATTITUDES, AND (3) WHAT EXPERIENCES AS JUNIORS, SENIORS, AND…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Children, College Students, Family (Sociological Unit)
McClure, Larry, Ed. – 1979
Based on the personal experiences of individuals familiar with the day-to-day operation of experience-based career education (EBCE) in several states, the essays in this monograph are presented under three headings: (1) deciding to offer an option, (2) gathering community support, and (3) building an institutional framework. Part 1 includes…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration
Echternacht, Gary – 1975
This study sought to identify distinguishing characteristics of high school vocational students. Academic ability, post secondary school plans, student ratings of their school, psychological variables, values, extracurricular activites, and the influence of various key people were used as independent measures for identifying vocational students.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis, Discriminant Analysis
Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2005
Civic engagement is moving to the forefront of higher education discussions as universities seek ways not only to intensify students' learning experiences but also to forge stronger links with the communities they are meant to serve. Within the University of California system, there are already multiple examples of service-learning,…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Mentors, Research Universities, School Community Relationship
Foley, Douglas E. – 1990
This ethnography is about life in a small south Texas town painfully undergoing cultural and political change since the late 1960s. Since its inception, the Chicano civil rights movement has challenged local vestiges of racial segregation, and confrontation between Mexicanos and Anglos has created new tensions for the town's youth. This book…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Capitalism, Critical Theory, Ethnic Bias
Garrod, Andrew, Ed.; Larimore, Colleen, Ed. – 1997
This book presents 13 stories of Native American college students struggling for survival on several planes--intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual--and striving for success in their own terms in a cultural setting not their own. Although all the students attended Dartmouth College and graduated, the salient common theme of the stories is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
Tucker, Rich – 1995
Yakima Valley Community College (Washignton) developed "A Living-Learning Community" in the Student Residence Center to create an intellectually stimulating and socially exciting environment for both resident and commuting students. The project strived to enhance the students' collegiate experience by providing them with a learning…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Commuting Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1998
This fourth annual report presents background information on the development of performance indicators for California higher education, describes the scope of the current set of indicators, identifies highlights of recent trends, delineates some recent developments and future plans, and includes data on the full set of 75 performance indicators.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Bound Students, College Outcomes Assessment
Graduates of the College of Optometry Reflect on Their Experience with Nova Southeastern University.
MacFarland, Thomas W. – 1997
The report summarizes a survey of 46 graduates of the Nova Southeastern University (Florida) doctoral program in optometry, the only such program in the state, concerning professional and program issues, including professional employment patterns and feedback on the doctoral program. Results indicate that school location was a primary reason for…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), College Choice, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment
Prater, Greg; Lewis, Jamie B. – 1998
This paper examines the experiences of Navajo college students participating in a site-based teacher preparation program in a remote community on a Navajo Reservation. The 10 students (9 women and 1 man) work as teaching assistants in the Pinon Unified School District (Arizona). Having previously completed required Liberal Studies courses, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indian Education, College School Cooperation, College Students
Robins, Mike; Gilbert, Robert N. – 1998
This book approaches school reform from the perspective of high school students and their individual views of life within their high schools. Included are essays from students who have behavior disorders, attention deficit disorders, and learning disabilities. The introductory chapter suggests that administrators, teachers, and students all live…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders
Herman, Lisa; Ige, Gabriel; Duryea, Licia; McCarver, Patricia; Good, Kyle – 1999
This collaborative paper, created online by Ph.D students in a three-year cohort learning program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, explores the development and felt experience of distance learning. The purpose is to give a sense of how it feels to learn online and to describe the essence of learning. Results of this collaborative…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Education, Distance Education
