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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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Brusca, Rita M.; Montemurro, Theodore J. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1994
Comparison of typical courses of study from 1970 to 1990 for students preparing to be teachers of pupils with mental retardation found little change in percentage of programs offering a special course on mental retardation; increased percentage of programs offering cross-categorical courses; and decreased percentage of programs requiring joint…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Change, Higher Education, Mental Retardation
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Blot, David – College ESL, 1994
The Writing Assessment Test (WAT), the City University of New York's instrument for evaluating college-level writing, has been a subject of controversy since its evolution from an exit exam to a placement exam. Bronx Community College's success in having both faculty and students pay less attention to the WAT in its English-as-a-Second-Language…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, English (Second Language), Higher Education
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Holtzman, Deborah; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1992
A study determined the extent to which human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) education and health education policies and practices are required by school districts in the United States. The report presents findings from a survey of 2,150 school districts (78.1% responded) revealing a general decline in such practices and policies. (GLR)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education
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Ryan, Cathy – Business Communication Quarterly, 1999
Considers four changes being introduced into the educational marketplace by corporate and virtual instruction. Argues that business communication programs need to develop their own knowledge infrastructure so that content can be delivered on demand and so that students have choice in how the material is delivered (real-time, online, and virtual…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Distance Education, Educational Change
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Aguirre, Adalberto, Jr. – Teaching Sociology, 1999
Analyzes the academic stock-story that portrays ethnic studies classes as limited in substantive content, noncomparative, and only useful if they meet specialized curriculum needs. Discusses how to structure a Chicano sociology class as response to the academic stock-story and addresses the advantage of a diversity requirement in universities.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Course Content, Dialogs (Language), Ethnic Status
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Miley, William M.; Gonsalves, Sonia – College Student Journal, 2004
We surveyed undergraduate students taking upper level psychology courses about their course and grade expectations as an extension of the work of Gaultney and Cann (2001) with introductory psychology students. More students believed success in a course was measured by good grades rather than by mastery of new material. They wanted effort to play a…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Evaluation Methods, Introductory Courses, Student Attitudes
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Horppu, Ritva; Ikonen-Varila, Merja – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2005
The present paper discusses the decontextualization of learning in a case of compulsory Swedish language studies for university degrees. In this case learning Swedish is mostly disconnected, not only from the everyday lives of the students in a way typical of formal learning in general, but also from the study activities and contexts that students…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Swedish, Student Attitudes, Second Languages
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Madaus, Joseph W. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
Selected subtests from the Woodcock Johnson III Tests of Achievement (Woodcock, McGrew, & Mather, 2001) were administered to three groups of university students. The groups included students with learning disabilities who received course substitutions for the institution's foreign language requirement, students with learning disabilities who…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Second Language Learning, Learning Disabilities, College Students
Fen, Wong Soon – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2005
This paper provides an overview of the development of English in Myanmar. It begins by tracing the changing role and status of English and Myanmar from the colonial period, which has had an impact on the current education structure. The paper outlines the structure of the education system and the recent reforms that reflect the rising importance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Educational Policy, Educational Change
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Planty, Michael; Provasnik, Stephen; Daniel, Bruce – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
Using the national data from high school transcript studies conducted from 1982 to 2005, this special analysis addresses the following questions related to students' coursetaking patterns and trends during this period: (1) What do states require and what do schools offer for coursework?; (2) How many course credits do students earn by high school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Characteristics, High School Graduates, Dropouts
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