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Marcus, Marianne T.; Brown, Richard L.; Straussner, S. Lala A.; Schoener, Eugene; Henry, Rebecca; Graham, Antonnette V.; Madden, Theresa; Saunders, Laura A. – Substance Abuse, 2006
Objective: This study evaluated the effects of a national interdisciplinary faculty development program, Project MAINSTREAM, on creating curriculum enhancement in health professional education. Method: Thirty-nine faculty completed a two-year, part-time fellowship program featuring interdisciplinary collaboration, mentoring, training meetings, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Required Courses, Substance Abuse, Prevention
Wilson, Charles E. – 1994
A study was conducted at Donnelly College, in Kansas, to determine whether taking a math course prerequisite affected students' final course grades in an introductory chemistry course. From a sample of 329 students who finished the chemistry course between fall 1985 and fall 1993, course grades were compared for 30 students who had completed the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Planning, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Arnold, Carolyn; And Others – 1995
Designed to provide the academic departments at California's Chabot College with information on state matriculation and academic standards, this handbook provides information on procedures for establishing course prerequisites and corequisites, as well as background information on conducting content reviews, course research, and assessments of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Wirkus, Tom E. – 1992
Since 1961, the Department of Speech of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has required all students to take a "Principles of Effective Speaking" course. Some faculty members tried repeatedly between 1967 and 1987 to increase the course from two to three credit hours and to heighten the course's emphasis on listening skills. A 1990…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. Project Outreach. – 1983
Described in this synopsis are the results of a public opinion survey concerning Michigan citizens' attitudes toward findings of the final report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The survey was conducted during weekday evening hours between June 23 and 30, l983. A majority of respondents strongly favored most of the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
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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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