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Herman, Rebecca; Wang, Elaine Lin; Gates, Susan M. – RAND Corporation, 2022
The job of the school principal has become much more complex and demanding over the past several decades. Many university-based principal preparation programs--which prepare the majority of school principals--have struggled with how to make the fundamental changes needed to prepare principals for today's schools. To test a path forward, The…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Principals, Educational Cooperation, Curriculum Development
Bedics, Richard A. – 1984
An approach to enhancing program quality in educational institutions through program mapping is presented in this report. First, the objective of program mapping is specified as a means to evaluate and clarify the learning outcomes of a college's educational programs; and its use as a graphic representation of the interdependent relationships…
Descriptors: College Programs, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Cheng, Chao-Kun – Technological Horizons in Education, 1987
Described is the computer science program at the Harbin Shipbuilding Institute in Harbin, China. Required courses are listed, facilities are described, and observations are provided. (MNS)
Descriptors: College Programs, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Larsen, William L. – Engineering Education, 1985
Describes: (1) the selection of honors students; (2) components of a superior education; and (3) honors programs at Iowa State University (ISU). Programs at ISU include honors courses, honors seminars, converted courses, independent study, as well as altering requirements. (JN)
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Programs, Curriculum Development, Engineering
Florida A and M Univ., Tallahassee. – 1987
This document for participants comprises the agenda and abstracts of papers to be presented at the third national conference on the retention of black college students. The conference will offer 4 general sessions, 6 special sessions, 31 concurrent sessions, and several special activities. A total of 130 presenters will present abstracts of select…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Programs
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Segal, Mady Wechsler; And Others – Teaching Sociology, 1990
Contends that new sociology programs are more likely to be established in professional schools than in liberal arts curricula. Argues that the experience of the United States Military Academy, where a full sociology major was established in the context of a professional curriculum, provides lessons in how such development might take place.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Florida A and M Univ., Tallahassee. – 1987
This document presents the proceedings of a third national conference on the retention of black college students. The conference was comprised of 4 general sessions, 6 special sessions, 31 concurrent sessions, and several special activities. A total of 130 presenters presented abstracts of selected papers. The following key topics were explored in…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Programs
Vermont State Commission on Higher Education. – 1979
Policy and procedures of Vermont State Colleges for approval of new academic programs are presented in order to provide a framework for proposing, reviewing, and approving new academic programs. Proposed new academic degree programs are classified as either a modification/extension of present institutional curricular offerings, or the initiation…
Descriptors: College Programs, Curriculum Development, Degrees (Academic), Educational Policy
Los Angeles Mission Coll., Sylmar, CA. – 1994
This document reports on the development and field testing of a curriculum for persons interested in the caregiving field. The curriculum is designed to encourage students who are economically disadvantaged, ethnic minorities, or limited English proficient to seek training that will equip them with the education, skills, and background information…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Education, Caregivers, College Programs
Humanities, 1989
Reports on five National Endowment for the Humanities seminars held in Texas to exchange ideas concerning a law mandating a core curriculum in the state's college and university system. Questions centered on the ramifications for the curriculum, selection of courses for revision, and the role of the humanities in such a curriculum. (KO)
Descriptors: College Programs, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning
Wolfe, Ethyle R. – Humanities, 1989
Examines the history of curriculum development at Brooklyn College (New York) in order to show that a coherent general education requirement is most likely to address the problem of student diversity. Suggests this core curriculum can be replicated at other institutions. Emphasizes the need for sustained faculty development. (KO)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Programs, Core Curriculum, Cultural Differences
Fullen, James, Ed. – OATYC Journal, 1984
"OATYC Journal," which is published by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, is designed as a forum for the exchange of concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the two-year college classroom. Along with commentaries and letters of reaction from the readership, the two issues of volume IX present the following major articles: (1)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Programs, Community Colleges
Rhodes, Anna Marie; Spalding, Thomas – 1986
Describing a proposal for a new course entitled "Women in History" designed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, this course addresses the issues of attitudes toward women, the image that women may have of themselves, and the roles that men have assigned to women and considers that the deep-rooted attitudes, images, and stereotypes…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, College Programs, Course Content
Wible, Darrell E. – 1985
The basic purpose of this study, which updates a study conducted in 1975, was to present higher education with recommendations for telecommunications curriculum from commercial broadcasters. Data were collected from 71 respondents via questionnaires distributed at the Indiana Broadcasters Association Conference in 1983. Respondents were asked to…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Television, College Programs
Burnett, Mary; Allenbaugh, Patricia – 1984
This project was conducted to upgrade Seattle Central Community College's four-quarter respiratory care program to a two-year associate degree program in respiratory therapy. The program needed to include a developmental pathway for entry of nontraditional students and also a college-level prerequisite entry pathway for traditional students. In…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees, College Programs, Community Colleges
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