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Anderson, William – 1968
The two requirements for admittance to the college English profession--the Ph. D. degree and scholarly publication--frequently have little connection with the problems of teaching, the means of livelihood for most English majors. In acquiring the degree, the student must master material, acquire "professional" attitudes, and evaluate…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, College Faculty, Degree Requirements
Rivers, Wilga M. – 1971
A review of the college foreign language requirement and the general status of language instruction in the curriculum leads to suggestions for curricular reform at all educational levels. The malaise of the college student is explored and a call is made for reexamination of the rationale and content of language programs. A two-stage curriculum is…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Processes, Colleges
Sweeney, Leo J. – 1970
The purpose of this publication, as in the case of the other "World Education Series", is to provide a guide for the use of admissions officers and others in the admission and placement of the students of a particular country for study in educational institutions in the United States. Specifically it is hoped that this volume will…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Administrator Guides, Admission (School), Comparative Education
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Yeager, Vernon L.; Young, Paul A.; Comas, Manuel R.; Miles, Dorothy D. – Academic Medicine, 1997
A St. Louis University study compared performances of 602 regular medical students with 52 high-risk but promising students admitted through a special program. Results indicated that, despite some differences in performance, particularly in certain courses and on standardized and licensing exams, the latter group could complete professional degree…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Anatomy, College Entrance Examinations
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Simone, Mary – Planning for Higher Education, 1993
Trends in college foreign language education include growth in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction, greater emphasis on spoken language, increased use of technology, more intensive instruction, integration with other academic programs, new kinds of academic appointments, and revised promotion and tenure requirements for language…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Degree Requirements, Educational Trends
Sullivan, Michael E. – 1995
This report describes an alternative teacher certification program developed to address special education teacher shortages in rural West Virginia. For the past 9 years, one of every three educators in West Virginia assigned to special education has worked on some type of sub-standard license. The alternative certification program allows West…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Alternative Teacher Certification, Degree Requirements, Distance Education
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL. Dept. of Educational Leadership. – 1986
A curriculum guide to the graduate program of higher education at Florida State University, Tallahassee is presented. Established in 1957, the higher education program has been ranked among the top 10 of 83 in the United States during the past 10 years. Each student's program of studies is designed with course options and other learning…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Curriculum, Course Content, Course Objectives
Statistics Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). Education, Science, and Culture Div. – 1980
Data are given on fall enrollments in Canadian universities for the 1978-79 academic year and on degrees, diplomas, and certificates awarded during the 1978 calendar year. Enrollment figures include summary, full-time, part-time, bachelor, first-professional, master, doctoral, and summer enrollments, presented by such variables as province,…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Classification, College Graduates, Degree Requirements
McKay, Bruce; And Others – 1978
This health careers guidance manual was developed to provide high school counselors, teachers, and students with information regarding health career opportunities and available training programs in Wisconsin. The content is in two volumes, with the first comprising two-thirds of the manual. Volume 1 begins with one-page job briefs on fifty-four…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Course Descriptions
Silver, Paula F., Ed.; Spuck, Dennis W., Ed. – 1978
Undertaken in part to provide information to be used in comparative international studies of educational administrator preparation programs, this study of programs in the United States provides descriptions of typical programs, departments, and students; an analysis of current training trends; illumination of significant social forces affecting…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, Admission Criteria, Certification
WILLIAMS, ROBERT L. – 1967
TO DETERMINE THE ESSENTIAL PROVISIONS OF THE LEGISLATION OR CONSTITUTIONAL STATEMENTS REGARDING THE COORDINATING BOARDS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FUNCTIONING IN 39 STATES, FINDINGS OF A MAILED SURVEY ARE TABULATED. THIS SURVEY DETERMINED THE OFFICIAL TITLE OF THE BOARD OF EACH STATE, COMPOSITION OF ITS MEMBERSHIP, WHETHER ITS AUTHORITY IS ADVISORY OR…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Colleges, Community Colleges
Birkmaier, Emma – Minnesota Foreign Language Bulletin, 1966
Second language study in the Soviet Union's General Education School (compulsory public education) is described in detail with briefer explanations of teacher training institutes and inservice teacher education. Both positive and negative aspects of Russia's language programs are presented, with primacy given to teaching methods, objectives,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, Degree Requirements
Further Education Staff Coll., Blagdon (England). – 1975
Biology is an important growth area in postsecondary education in Great Britain, although confined to a small number of institutions. Papers presented on this topic include: trends and developments (E. Norris); biological manpower (B. Gregson-Allcott); laboratory design (A.J. Branton, F. Drake); the place of research (K. Wilson); Degree and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Biological Sciences, Biology
Puerto Rico Univ., San Juan. School of Medicine. – 1977
Responding to the needs of the Puerto Rico veterinary medicine community, the College of Health Related Professions of the University of Puerto Rico prepared a competency-based veterinary technology program leading to a bachelor's degree in science with a major in veterinary technology. The program is described in detail, treating such matters as…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Bachelors Degrees, Behavioral Objectives
Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. – 1977
The transition of students from secondary school to college or university was reviewed by a special committee of the Council of Ontario Universities. Issues considered include: admission standards, subject requirements, advanced placement, program gaps and overlaps, evaluation and testing, transfers between colleges and universities, impact of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Advanced Placement, Articulation (Education)
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