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Urban, Hal – Update on Law-Related Education, 1996
Presents a lesson plan that accentuates honesty as a central tenet of moral behavior. The first handout requires written answers to open-ended questions based on the students' personal convictions. Subsequent handouts contain quotes, arguments, and "Six Reasons for Being Honest." A class discussion follows. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cheating, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
Thompson, Scott – Equity and Choice, 1992
Studies how an urban school, the George A. Lewis Middle School, of the Roxbury section of Boston (Massachusetts) is changing its reputation. Under the process of controlled choice, the school is an example of how teacher professionalization can be a force for overall school improvement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Students, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Change

Stevens, Robert E.; And Others – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1993
In a survey, 150 individuals evaluated 7 professions on prestige, honesty and ethical standards, importance to society, and interesting and challenging nature of occupation. Overall, university professors were rated lower than doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and clergy; the same as lawyers; and higher than bankers. Respondent income, age, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Banking, Behavior Standards, Clergy
Gunton, Brad; Rubin, Adam – New Visions for Public Schools, 2006
In cities across the country, educators and civic leaders are taking on the challenge of transforming large, failing high schools where graduation rates have remained below 50 percent for many years. They are replacing these high schools with small schools that will prepare students in underserved urban communities to meet the high standards…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High Schools, Public Schools, School Restructuring
Shimahara, Nobuo Kenneth – 1982
The influence of the college entrance examination (CEE) on social cohesion in Japanese society is considered, based on a 1976-1977 study in Nagoya, Japan. Attention is focused on socialization of adolescents and educational practice at the secondary level, and specifically cognitive and motivational orientations that are affected by CEE practice,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Case Studies, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
U.S. research-doctorate programs in the social and behavioral sciences were assessed by a committee of the Conference Board of Associated Research Councils. Attention was focused on 639 research-doctorate programs in seven disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political sciences,…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Behavioral Sciences, College Faculty, Doctoral Programs
Fraas, John W.; Paugh, Ronald – 1989
A study investigated the relative importance of certain college attributes to the freshmen of Ashland University, a small, private univeristy in Ohio. Five institutional characteristics were examined: availability and variety of financial aid, dorm life (living conditions and food quality), quality of education (quality of teaching, career…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Environment, College Freshmen, Dormitories
Campbell, Jill F.; Spiro, Louis M. – 1986
High school guidance counselors' perceptions of the quality of The State University of New York College at Brockport were compared for 1982 and 1985. Quality assessments were also made for two university centers, nine university colleges, two agricultural and technical colleges, and two private colleges. The 1985 sample consisted of 839…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Faculty
Gorsuch, Marjorie, Ed. – 1985
"Alaska's Image in the Lower 48," is the theme selected by a Blue Ribbon panel of state and national leaders who felt that it was important for students to explore the relationship between Alaska's outside image and the effect of that image on the federal programs/policies that impact Alaska. An overview of Alaska is presented first in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Critical Reading, Federal Programs
Bjork, Lars G. – 1984
Inter-organizational cooperation was investigated as one factor associated with the development of the University of New Mexico from an undergraduate teaching institution toward becoming a nationally-ranked graduate research university. A longitudinal, ethnohistorical study was undertaken for the 1967-1978 period. The qualitative research…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Role, Competition
Karabel, James; And Others – 1981
Changes in access to higher education with regard to sex, race, and social class of college students during 1940-1980, a period of expansion in higher education, are analyzed. Seven hypotheses concerning access to higher education are examined, based on statistical data from various sources. It is hypothesized that race, sex, and class…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, College Choice, Comparative Analysis
Peters, Milton; Didham, James R. – 1980
An in-house market analysis was used to determine which resources in a small, private, liberal arts college influence prospective students to matriculate there. The purpose was to evaluate and improve the use of recruitment resources. The responses of inquirers, applicants (matriculating and nonmatriculating) and matriculators were compared on…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, College Choice, College Role
Hirschorn, Michael W. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
The Citadel, a state institution, has attempted to push for a broad-based education in languages, history, and literature while maintaining its 145-year-old tradition of military discipline and training. An incident with a black cadet has brought on a barrage of public criticism. (MLW)
Descriptors: Black Students, Civil War (United States), College Students, Discipline

Newell, William J. – Sign Language Studies, 1995
Provides data on background variables of respondents collected in 1993 as part of a large-scale study of American Sign Language (ASL) teaching and compares this data to similar data collected in 1980. Also discusses changes in ASL teachers profile during this interval and identifies areas where further growth is needed. (10 references) (LR)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Comparative Analysis, Credentials, Cultural Differences

Barnes, Laura L. B.; Agago, Menna O.; Coombs, William T. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A study investigated the relationship between job-related stress (reward satisfaction, institutional/departmental reputation, time commitment, departmental/institutional influence, student interaction) and intent to leave academia among 3,070 full-time tenure-track faculty nationwide. Interest in discipline, sense of community, academic…
Descriptors: Career Change, College Faculty, College Students, Decision Making