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National Academies Press, 2009
In 1998, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a program of Grants for Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE). These grants were designed for institutions with PhD-granting departments in the mathematical sciences, for the purpose of developing high-quality education programs, at all levels,…
Descriptors: Sciences, Grants, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation
Ward-Roof, Jeanine A., Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2010
The 2010 edition of this monograph addresses many topics (e.g., administration of orientation programs, family involvement, student characteristics and needs, assessment, and orientation for specific student populations and institutional types) that were included in previous editions but approaches them with new information, updated data, and…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Guidelines, School Orientation, College Programs
Kissinger, Daniel B., Ed.; Miller, Michael T., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2009
This volume is a critical and objective study of the contemporary college student athlete. Framed around the process of recruitment, transition, and support of student athletes in higher education, the volume is a response to societal pressures to reform college athletics. Driven by publicity and the potential for revenue gains, colleges and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Counseling Services, Higher Education, Publicity
Miles, John C., Ed.; Priest, Simon, Ed. – 1990
Adventure education seeks to promote individual growth and development through the purposeful planning and implementation of educational processes that include risk in some way. This book introduces major topics in the broad literature of adventure education by bringing together 53 writings of adventure education practitioners. The writings are…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
Peters, John M.; And Others – 1991
This volume is a companion to "Adult Education: Outlines of an Emerging Field of University Study" (more commonly known as "the black book"), a classic work published in 1964. It explores the developments, accomplishments, and changes in the field since 1964 and charts new directions for research, theory, and practice in the study of adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Psychology
Harris, Roger; Guthrie, Hugh; Hobart, Barry; Lundberg, David – 1995
This book considers critically the many issues surrounding competency-based education and training (CBE/T) and provides practical advice on its appropriateness and application to educational and training programs. Part A places the whole issue of CBE/T in its appropriate contexts. Chapters 1-3 examine the concept of competence and its articulation…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competence, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design
Gilbert, Howard; Prew, Helen – 2001
This document presents a series of reflections on the development, mission, and accomplishments of the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education (NIACE), which has worked to influence policy concerning adult education and other areas of social and cultural life in the United Kingdom since its founding in 1921 as the British Institute of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrators, Adult Learning, Basic Skills
Strong, Merle E.; Schaefer, Carl J. – 1975
Intended for teachers and administrators in trade, industrial, and technical education, the book is organized so that each chapter may stand on its own. A broad spectrum of areas is covered in the 13 chapters: (1) historical background; (2) trade and industrial education and the labor market; (3) definition and objective of trade, industrial, and…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Educational Administration, Educational History, Educational Objectives
Hood, Albert B.; Arceneaux, Cathann – 1990
Significant literature produced since 1980 on all aspects of student personnel services is reviewed and presented in annotated bibliography form. Over 600 citations are included, contained in separate sections on these topics: the emergence of student services practice and literature; growth of the student services profession; student…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Counseling, College Admission
Wilson, Arthur L., Ed.; Hayes, Elisabeth R., Ed. – 2000
This handbook presents the perspectives of more than 60 leading authorities on the study and practice of adult and continuing education. The following are among the papers included: "A Selective History of Adult Education Handbooks" (A.L. Wilson, E.R. Hayes); "The Concept of Critically Reflective Practice" (Stephen D.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning