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Rangarajan, Nandhini; Lottman, Mark; Earp, James – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2022
Considerable scholarly attention has been paid to various efforts aimed at preparing graduate students for careers as practitioners of public administration. One such approach is hiring practitioners-in-residence (PIR) or employing professors of practice. This paper first reports results of a web content analysis of 355 NASPAA programs that…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Masters Programs, Public Administration, College Faculty
Bethany Lewis; Daniel Rossman; Rafael Pasillas; Rebecca Klein-Collins – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2024
The Latino and Adult Student Success (LASS) Academy is a multi-year initiative administered by CAEL (the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning) focused on supporting Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in their efforts to improve outcomes for adult and Latino adult learners. In its first phase, from 2018 through 2021, the LASS Academy…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Adult Students, Universities, Technical Assistance
Diamond, John; O'Donoghue, Rebekah; Alonzo, Erick; Barman, Sukanya – MDRC, 2023
Transferring to a four-year institution is an important pathway to student success. Many students who enroll in community college intend to transfer to a four-year institution and subsequently earn a bachelor's degree. However, few students ultimately do, with low-income students transferring at lower rates than their peers. The Texas Transfer…
Descriptors: Grants, College Transfer Students, Pilot Projects, Universities
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Jakobs, Eva-Maria; Digmayer, Claas – AILA Review, 2020
This article examines how written feedback is used to support the production of texts for purposes of reuse. The case study refers to an entrepreneur training program at the University of Texas at Austin. In the program, Korean startups are trained in understanding the US market, and developing pitches that convince US investors. They are…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Case Studies, Entrepreneurship, Universities
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Collins, Christopher S. – Review of Higher Education, 2017
In 2012, the United States Agency for International Development allocated $137 million to fund seven universities to create "development labs" to advance social/economic progress and reduce poverty. International economic development has become a booming field and industry but is also highly contested. The function of the university as a…
Descriptors: Poverty, Qualitative Research, Universities, Economic Development
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Nichols, Chad; Block, Martin E.; Wilson, Wesley J. – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2019
Graduate programs in adapted physical education (APE) prepare individuals to work with students with disabilities in the physical education setting. However, these APE graduate programs vary widely throughout the country, and there has never been a systematic effort to identify and analyze these programs. Therefore, the purpose of this…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Graduate Study, Students with Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
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Williams, Ashley – Texas Education Review, 2019
Postsecondary student demographics are dramatically shifting in the state of Texas, resulting in an increased need for state government resources to ensure college access affordability in the state. It is critical that lawmakers prioritize higher education to allow Texans from all backgrounds access to afford higher education. This editorial is an…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Student Financial Aid, Access to Education, Costs
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Hillman, Sara; Graham, Keith M.; Eslami, Zohreh R. – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2021
Transnational higher education (TNHE), often based on export models of Western-based universities and driven by neoliberal market economy agendas, has spread across the globe. One example of TNHE is Qatar's Education City where six prestigious American international branch campuses (IBCs) all administer their degrees through English medium…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Language Planning, Language of Instruction, Neoliberalism
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Mein, Erika; Esquinca, Alberto – Theory Into Practice, 2017
In this article, we demonstrate ways in which teachers, working within the context of rapidly changing demographics in our country, can create inclusive classroom environments that promote the development of engineering literacies and identities, particularly among bilingual students. We draw on our experience working with two projects funded by…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Self Concept, Code Switching (Language), Role
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Baker, Credence; Gentry, James – Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 2014
In an era of increasingly hyped Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that seem to evoke feelings of both promise and peril for higher education, many institutions are struggling to find their niche among top-tier Ivy League schools offering courses to thousands of participants for free. While the effectiveness of MOOCs in terms of learning outcomes…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Models, Open Education, Open Universities
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Pan, Cheng-Chang – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2012
The marketing mix model was applied with a focus on Web media to re-strategize a Web-based Master's program in a southern state university in U.S. The program's existing marketing strategy was examined using the four components of the model: product, price, place, and promotion, in hopes to repackage the program (product) to prospective students…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Virtual Classrooms, Distance Education, Educational Technology
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Russell, Brenda A.; Kirk, Jeffrey L.; Eddings, Bobbie J.; Farris, L. Ann – Journal of School Public Relations, 2013
In central Texas and regions across the country, community leaders are calling for university-community engagement, including development of structures for community-based research and service learning. Including the community in decision making regarding continuing professional education serves as a link between universities such as Texas A&M…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Faculty Development, College School Cooperation, School Districts
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Lopez-Reyna, Norma A.; Snowden, Peggy A.; Stuart, Nicole M.; Baumgartner, Dana; Maiorano, Michael J. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2012
Nationwide, personnel preparation programs are responding to the changing population demographics and its impact on Pre K-12 classrooms. Needs surveys conducted by the Monarch Center over the past ten years have consistently yielded a need for support in redesigning program course and fieldwork components to better prepare their teachers and other…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Institutional Characteristics, Feedback (Response), Surveys
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Lee, Virginia S. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2012
Inquiry-guided learning (IGL) has widespread appeal in higher education as a suite of teaching strategies that promotes learning through students' increasingly independent investigation of questions, problems, and issues using the methods of inquiry of the disciplines. Framed as especially appropriate for research universities, IGL has been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Implementation
Business-Higher Education Forum, 2013
The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) is committed to aligning education and the workforce to create the talent and capacity for innovation necessary to keep regions, states, and the nation economically competitive. As part of that work, BHEF strives to analyze the factors that contribute to effective business and higher education…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Program Descriptions, Fuels, Engineering Education
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