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Hackman, Michael Z.; Kirlin, Amy M.; Tharp, Janice L. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2004
This article highlights the Chancellor's Leadership Class, a highly selective, four-year program for undergraduate students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The four primary components of the program are coursework, community service, skill building, and mentoring. Although the program has a uniform structure for all students, it…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Leadership Training, Service Learning, Skill Development
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Div. of Adult and Vocational Education. – 1988
This guide was developed in Alaska to help high school administrators and teachers determine why and how to grant equivalent credit graduation requirements for vocational courses. The guide is organized in four sections. The first section provides a rationale for the use of equivalent credits, explaining how they benefit students, teachers,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Records, Academic Standards, Articulation (Education)
Taylor, K. Phillip – 1989
The challenge facing the speech communication profession is finding appropriate assessment procedures that are acceptable to administrators of state testing programs. The first option is simply to do nothing. A second alternative is standardized assessment. Speech communication professionals prefer a third testing procedure, performance-based…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Nisenholz, Bernard; Peterson, J. Vincent – 1990
A survey of course syllabi was conducted to discover how introductory counseling courses were taught, what they emphasized, what types of assignments were given, what textbooks were used, how inclusive the courses were about the expanding field of counseling, and how worthwhile the syllabi were. Results indicated a very diverse picture. There were…
Descriptors: Counselor Certification, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Course Descriptions
Terdy, Dennis; Spener, David – 1990
This document focuses on the requirements of the immigrant amnesty process, which were established by the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. Sections focus on the following questions: (1) How can eligible legalized aliens (ELA) fulfill the IRCA educational requirements? (2) What issues are considered in designing and offering an…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, English (Second Language), Immigrants
West, Jerry; And Others – 1985
This report provides information on the current status of mathematics, science, vocational education, and computer science in the secondary schools in the United States. The introductory chapter briefly discusses the decline in mathematics and science education and possible solutions to stop the decline. An overview is also presented of course…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design, Declining Enrollment
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1988
This document sets forth the requirements for teacher education and certification for the State of South Carolina. There are four sections: (1) certification and credentialing requrements; (2) requirements for additional areas of certification; (3) requirements for initial certification at the advanced level; and (4) requirements for trade and…
Descriptors: Credentials, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Bennett, William J. – 1987
This document presents the Secretary of Education's personal concept of a sound secondary school core curriculum. It is called "James Madison High School" in honor of President James Madison and his strong views that the people, in order to govern properly, must arm themselves with knowledge. The theoretical curriculum consists of four…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cognitive Development, Core Curriculum, Course Content
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Ritschel, Robert E. – Music Educators Journal, 1985
The shell game is a metaphor for a selection and retention process that should be established to counsel students as they try to earn a teacher's degree and teaching certification. This process, which involves taking required courses, participating in field work, and self-evaluation, is described. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Executive Educator, 1985
Outlines statistical data relating to eight educational indicators that show aspects of education that measure the state of public schools. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement
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Kessler, Brett; Shaw, Debora – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
Describes a demonstration student-oriented information retrieval system developed at Indiana University that works on a data file of MARC records. Background and implementation, searching and printing features (command structure, fields), and use of the system in an information science course are highlighted. Four references are included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Databases, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Information Science
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Zeitlin, Arthur N.; Markus, Theodore C. – Community Review, 1996
Argues that remedial education is essential to maintain open access to higher education. Reviews arguments for and against mandatory remediation in colleges. Proposes that course loads for remedial students be limited and sequential in nature until remediation is complete and that they be integrated with content courses. (18 citations.) (HAA)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Preparation, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
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Adrian, Sherry E. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1997
This article describes the efforts of Southwestern University to provide students with the opportunity to incorporate disability studies into liberal arts education, resulting in the requirement that first-year students take the course "Disability, Society, and Ethical Issues." The content of the course is outlined. (CR)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, College Freshmen, Consciousness Raising, Course Content
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Pearce, Daniel L. – Action in Teacher Education, 1990
Study looked at the amount, kinds, and development of required writing tasks in courses taken by elementary teachers educated at Eastern Montana College. Instructors for 61 courses were interviewed. Results showed that reflective writing assignments were minimal and that 33 percent of the courses had minimal to nonexistent writing requirements.…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Research, Degree Requirements
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Marlin, James W., Jr. – Journal of Economic Education, 1991
Investigates factors affecting teacher attitudes and the resultant impact on student learning. Uses data from a 1987 National Assessment of Economic Education (NAEE) survey. Finds that state-mandated economics courses cause a decrease in teacher enthusiasm but that training in how to teach economics increases teacher enthusiasm and has a positive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economics Education, Educational Policy, Educational Research
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