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The Damage of Innovations Set Adrift. Change for the Worst.

White, Edward M. – American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, 1990

This short 3-page article presents four examples of innovative higher education programs that failed because the ideas were imported from other institutions without understanding the substructures that were needed for success. In the first case study, a Writing Across the Curriculum program was implemented through writing-intensive courses…

Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Innovation, Failure, Higher Education

Building on Realities: WAC Programs at Community Colleges.

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Stout, Barbara R.; Magnotto, Joyce N. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991

Presents results of a survey of 121 community colleges with active writing across the curriculum (WAC) programs, focusing on basic program features (e.g., longevity, program administration, funding, WAC workshops, student support, and curricular changes), benefits of WAC, and possible impediments to WAC. (DMM)

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Benefits, Faculty Development, National Surveys