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Lee, Nicolette – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
System models are commonly used in tertiary education as a mechanism for describing the interacting components of educational phenomena, but have hitherto been uncritically accepted. This paper provides a critical review of existing systems models, including the 3P model defined Biggs, and outlines their conceptual challenges. A revised model…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Systems Approach, Models, Curriculum Research
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Julian, Frank H.; And Others – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1991
Reports results of a study that examines (1) the extent to which colleges have institutional policies requiring collection of outcome assessment data; (2) which outcomes measures are being collected; (3) which measures are considered most useful in political science departments; and (4) future institutional plans. Concludes that all measures are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Colleges, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research
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Gregorowicz, Philip; Hegji, Charles E. – Journal of Economic Education, 1998
Presents the results of a survey of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business on the role of economics courses in MBA programs. Discovers a slight five-year decline in the number of economics courses. Discusses the relationship between economic course work and the focus of an MBA program. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Research, Economics
Hunkins, Francis P.; Gehrke, Nathalie J. – 1985
A 1984 study of the Seattle Public Schools evaluates the relationship between curriculum practices and academic achievement. The study focused on mathematics curriculum and gathered data through survey questionnaires of elementary, middle, and high school level teachers. Three instruments were used: a school assessment questionnaire, a mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research, Educational Quality