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Hanson, Kathleen M. – Education and Computing, 1990
Describes and compares the degree programs in Computer Technology and in Computer and Information Science that are offered in the Purdue University System. Areas of comparison include degrees available; curriculum differences, including mathematics requirements and required and optional courses; faculty; and educational and employment…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Degrees (Academic)
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Wigger, Lothar – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1997
Examines the reading behavior of education students and the pedagogical theories dealt with during their studies. Reports that pre-test findings indicate that the pedagogical literature read by education students is largely determined by the different courses of study (i.e., elementary or secondary education), and less so by a common disciplinary…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Educational Research, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
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Watzke, John; Grundstad, Donna – Learning Languages, 1996
Investigated reasons for student choice in foreign-language study when moving from 8th to 9th grade. Eighth graders from districts that varied in how and when they offered foreign languages completed surveys after registering for ninth grade. Their main reasons for language selection were utilitarian, including the desire to satisfy future college…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Elective Courses, Grade 8, Required Courses
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Parks, Joan; Hendrix, Dana – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1996
Describes a library instruction program developed at Southwestern University (Texas) that is part of a required freshman symposium for all first-year students. Topics include library assignments; reading lists; problems; feedback from students and faculty; and possible future changes in the course. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Assignments, Change, College Freshmen
Shoenberg, Robert – Peer Review, 2000
Examines the inter-related issues of college curricular coherence, student mobility, and transferability of college credits among institutions. Urges agreement on intended outcomes of general education programs and suggests linking such outcomes to transfer agreements. Reports on two states Utah and Georgia which are developing new system-wide…
Descriptors: Accountability, Articulation (Education), College Credits, College Curriculum
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Chang, Florence; Early, Diane M.; Winton, Pamela J. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2005
The movement toward inclusion has made educating and caring for children with disabilities an increasingly critical part of the early education teacher?s role. The goal of this paper is to describe the extent to which early childhood teacher preparation programs are including early childhood special education/early intervention content and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Disabilities, Inclusive Schools
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Scholz, Roland W.; Steiner, Regula; Hansmann, Ralf – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
The benefits of a compulsory internship in environmental science education were investigated with respect to the three institutional goals of university education: (1) training for research; (2) professional education; and (3) general natural science education. A survey examined which student qualifications are improved by an internship…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Science Education, Professional Education, Natural Sciences
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Green, Raymond J.; McCord, Mallory; Westbrooks, Taiwa – College Student Journal, 2005
In the last twenty years colleges have begun to emphasize the importance of career training in undergraduate programs. The current investigation addressed three questions related to this movement. First, are college students, in general, aware of the educational requirements of their preferred career? Second, are the perceptions of psychology…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Majors (Students), Career Planning, Psychology
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Cawley, John; Meyerhoefer, Chad; Newhouse, David – Education Next, 2006
American children are gaining weight at an alarming rate. Since the 1960s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the percentage of American six- to eleven-year-olds who fall into the CDC's highest weight classification for children has almost quadrupled. Requiring more physical education (PE) seems like a logical…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Physical Activities, Obesity, Physical Education
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Lee, Sarah M.; Burgeson, Charlene R.; Fulton, Janet E.; Spain, Christine G. – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: Comprehensive school-based physical activity programs consist of physical education and other physical activity opportunities including recess and other physical activity breaks, intramurals, interscholastic sports, and walk and bike to school initiatives. This article describes the characteristics of school physical education and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Health Promotion, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Atlas, James – 1992
This book argues that what college students read has crucial implications for both their development as individuals and their ability to establish consensus on national issues. The result of visits to college classrooms all over the United States, the book is not the work of a professional educator but of an editor and literary critic who is…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism
Foti, Patrick A. – 1997
The State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany has worked with New York's community colleges to identify programs and patterns of study that maximize the transfer of credit from community college courses toward specific SUNY academic programs, preparing guides specific to each college. This collection provides transfer guides for two SUNY…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Fees, Higher Education
Stolar, Steven M. – 1994
In an effort to determine whether OR 100, a college success orientation seminar offered at New Jersey's Cumberland County College (CCC), should be upgraded to a college-level course and whether OR 101, a one-unit orientation course, should be required of all students, CCC surveyed 288 two- and four-year institutions in New Jersey, Delaware, and…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Curriculum Development
Herbster, Douglas; Hannula, Joyce Jarosz – 1992
This study was conducted to introduce preservice teachers to cooperative learning through direct experience with the strategy. Participants (N=85) consisted of freshmen and sophomores enrolled in a course required for teacher certification. During the first 6 weeks, instruction occurred through traditional lecture methods and at midterm, a jigsaw…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cooperative Learning, Education Majors, Higher Education
Winchester, Ruth Ann – 1994
This practicum report describes the research conducted in preparation for developing a career student guide to acquaint students attending Henry County High School (HCHS) in McDonough, Georgia, with the school's new tech prep program. Chapters 1 and 2 contain background information about HCHS' tech prep program and a review of literature regarding…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Literature Reviews
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