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Leading Advocates of Reform in Undergraduate Education Find that It's Not So Easy to Move from Rhetoric to Action.
Jacobson, Robert L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
While recent reports on the improvement of college curricula and instructional quality have inspired higher education leaders, Wingspread conference participants see obstacles to reform in conflicts over accountability, campus-government relationships, and even the existence of a crisis in academe. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, Conflict Resolution, Costs
Improving Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. International Conference (West Berlin, Germany, September 28 - October 10, 1981).
Berendt, Brigitte – 1981
A report of a 1981 conference on improving teaching and learning in higher education sponsored by the German Foundation for International Development is presented. Topics include the following: problems of higher education specific to Africa and the Federal Republic of Germany, common problems, approaches to dealing with problems, units for higher…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Non-Traditional and Interdisciplinary Programs. Proceedings from the Annual Conference (6th, Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 25-27, 1988).
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Reithlingshoefer, Sally J., Ed.; Sanford, James F., Ed. – 1988
A total of 72 papers on nontraditional and interdisciplinary programs are presented in 11 tracks: (1) Assessing Learning Outcomes and Providing Quality in Non-Traditional Degree Programs (8 papers, including "Assessing the Quality of a Non-Traditional Degree Program: A Case Study," by Solomon Deressa and Mary Sue Simmons); (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, College Curriculum, College Programs
Curriculum Needs for the 80's: Colleges and Schools Collaborate. Oregon Interinstitutional Consortium for Career Education Spring Workshop (Salem, Oregon, April 29-30, 1980).
Hughes, Herman W., Ed.; Terry, Arthur F., Ed. – 1980
These proceedings summarize activities of a workshop for university and college personnel concerned with infusing career education in their teacher preparation programs. The report contains three major speeches and eight clinic summaries. In the first address, Irv Moskowitz examines the road from curriculum theory to practice. He first describes…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, College Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Gender and Race on the Campus and in the School: Beyond Affirmative Action. Proceedings of the AAUW College/University Symposium (3rd, Anaheim, California, June 19-21, 1997).
American Association of Univ. Women, Washington, DC. – 1997
These symposium proceedings on gender and race in education explore current research on equity and examine successful initiatives and model programs. The 41 papers are organized in eight sections titled: "Shifting the Paradigm"; "Model Programs"; "Faculty Diversity and Development"; "Curriculum and Teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Affirmative Action