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Kemp, Ian J.; Seagraves, Liz – Studies in Higher Education, 1995
In the context of heightened interest in providing college graduates with transferable skills for use in later job performance, one institution's efforts are examined. A study of five diverse courses at Glasgow Caledonian University (Scotland) investigated course content, teaching approaches, and students' perceptions concerning development of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Students
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Scott, Robert A. – Higher Education Management, 1994
Strategies used by Ramapo College of New Jersey for internationalizing its campus and programs are described in 6 broad areas: faculty development; curriculum development, including about 70 new courses or major revisions of existing courses; enhancement of language, computing, and telecommunications skills; experiential learning; multicultural…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Curriculum, Computer Science
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Tesser, Carmen Chaves – ADFL Bulletin, 1995
Discusses the teaching of language and literature in light of the current "culture wars," focusing on the field of Iberian literature and languages. A model for redefining language curriculum is proposed that is based on the incorporation of language, literature, and culture in all courses. Examines the implementation of this model in Spanish and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Courses, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education
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Moulakis, Athanasios – Liberal Education, 1995
Excerpts from a recent book discuss the role of liberal education in the social context of advancing technology. It is argued that increasingly, graduates should be prepared not as specialists but as individuals trained to learn in a changing world. Topics addressed include use of technology in human problem solving, the teacher's role, diversity,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Faculty, Cultural Pluralism
Shea, Christopher – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1993
A conference on the role of the liberal arts in higher education looked at a variety of issues: the increasing importance of cost in students' decisions about postsecondary education; federal policy trends toward emphasis on vocational and professional education; the growing role of technology in any educational endeavor; and diversity. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Role, Costs, Cultural Pluralism
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Dineen, Donal A. – Higher Education, 1992
The extent to which Irish universities have come to reflect a European (contrasted with purely Irish or other international) orientation is discussed, focusing on student and faculty mobility, university-industry links, research, curriculum, and administration. Influence of specific European Community programs is assessed, and overall change in…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Role, Curriculum Design
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Small, J. M. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1994
A survey of 67 Canadian university vice presidents and 66 deans concerning reform in recent years found that the many changes reported were modest and reactive rather than bold and proactive. Most common changes involved strategic planning, retrenchment, curriculum expansion, response to enrollment changes, administrative restructuring, and more…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, College Administration
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King, William M. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1990
States White, Eurocentric, normative orientation research on people of color has presented a deficit model of the Afro-American. Advocates new research theories and fewer static research methods. Considers an Afrocentric perspective to research, offering a framework for social research for Blacks rather than about them. (NL)
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Bias, Black Stereotypes, Black Studies
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Foster, Elizabeth; Stephenson, John – Higher Education Research and Development, 1998
Discusses work-based learning in the United Kingdom and traces its history, examines the shift from work experience to work-based learning, and the nature of current work-based learning. Key variables that appear to distinguish different styles of work-based learning are identified, and attention is given to the nature of the relationship between…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Competition, Educational History, Educational Trends
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Braxton, John M.; Olsen, Deborah; Simmons, Ada – Research in Higher Education, 1998
Academic disciplines with soft paradigmatic development have greater affinity for practices designed to improve undergraduate education than do hard paradigmatic disciplines. A study extends this hypothesis to the seven principles of good practice, garnering empirical support for four principles: encouragement of faculty-student contact;…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cognitive Style, College Curriculum, College Faculty
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Mastrangelo, Lisa S.; Tischio, Victoria – Composition Studies, 2005
"Integrating Writing, Academic Discourses, and Service Learning: Project Renaissance and School/College Literacy Collaborations" discusses a year-long general education program for first-year students that integrated disciplinary learning with a pen pal project in light of the goals of critical pedagogy and service-learning. The program aimed at…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, College Instruction, College Curriculum, Writing (Composition)
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Randall, Michael H.; Zirkle, Christopher J. – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2005
There is a growing trend within secondary and post-secondary institutions to offer information technology (IT) certification programs as instructional vehicles to provide students with viable skills needed by the workforce, to satisfy state skill standards, and to prepare students for post-secondary IT studies. The use of IT certification programs…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Information Technology, Certification, Vendors
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Fitch, Dale – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2005
The spread and utilization of information technology in the human services is examined using innovation diffusion theory. This examination is contextualized within the values basis of social work. Literature from the human services, the business sector, and the social sciences regarding the role of information technology is used to promote a…
Descriptors: Human Services, Social Sciences, Innovation, Information Technology
Montana Univ. System, Helena. Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. – 1994
This report documents the recommendations for the restructuring of the Montana University System. The report first defines the organization and governance of the system noting that control is vested solely in the Board of Regents which establishes system-wide policies and appoints the Commissioner of Higher Education. Two doctoral-level…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy
Bowen, Brent D. – 1994
This guide explains the reasons for employing the case method as a tool in the academic discipline of aviation. It promotes the use of case writing as a unique opportunity to derive even further benefits from case analysis. The benefits to students of using case writing as a learning strategy include a focus on the strategy of a real situation;…
Descriptors: Aviation Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, College Curriculum
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