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Lass, Leslie; Powell, David S. – Achieving the Dream, 2014
This brief summarizes efforts to reform developmental education at Zane State College and the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). Focused on accelerating student success and progress, the two schools pursued distinctive approaches to reform that aligned with their institutional missions and student populations. Recognizing that the…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Change, Institutional Mission, Student Needs
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Rodgers, Kathy; Posler, Brian; Trible, Linda – PRIMUS, 2011
The Rapid Review program at the University of Southern Indiana (USI) was designed to decrease the number of semesters under-prepared students spend completing the developmental mathematics sequence without sacrificing their ability to be successful in subsequent math courses. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare first-time, full-time…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Program Effectiveness
Barnett, Ronald – Higher Education Academy, 2014
This report is the culmination of the "Flexible Pedagogies: Preparing for the Future" series of reports which have considered flexible learning from a range of perspectives. The report proposes fifteen conditions of flexibility to inject new thinking and new practices into an emerging new age. Flexible provision has the potential to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, Student Experience
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Petit, Francis – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
The purpose of this research is to illustrate how Fordham University, the Jesuit University of New York, repositioned its Executive MBA Program and reinvented its brand, over a ten year period. More specifically, this research will analyze the current state of the Executive MBA market and will discuss the best practices and frameworks implemented…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
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Willard, Patricia; Wilson, Concepcion S. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2004
Australian library and information studies professional education experienced major changes over the past 15 years or so. There has been a growth in first professional level masters programs. Some schools have been involved in organisational relocation. Program structural changes have aimed to make programs more flexible and appealing to…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Foreign Countries, Library Science, College Programs