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Harwood, John J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Reported are the results of a survey conducted to identify which analytical methods are most commonly used in nonacademic analytical laboratories. Laboratory supervisors' ratings of various aspects of chemical education are included. (CW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Educational Assessment, Graduate Study

Bowden, Darsie – Writing Center Journal, 1995
States that one liberating feature of modern writing centers is the way they oblige individuals to (re)examine conventional definitions. Argues that writing centers contribute to developments in writing pedagogy. Describes the WCCD (Writing Center Conference Diagnostic) test and how it is used in writing centers. Discusses success and failure in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Evaluation, Teacher Student Relationship, Writing Instruction

Bell, James H. – Writing Center Journal, 2000
Suggests that writing centers should conduct more sophisticated evaluations, and should turn to educational program evaluation and select general types of evaluations most appropriate for writing centers. Presents an evaluation which exemplifies and clarifies what is called for in the first half of the article. (SC)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Program Evaluation

Bamberg, Betty – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1997
Examines the theoretical and pragmatic objections to first-year composition courses raised by recent abolitionists who are composition insiders. Assesses four frequently proposed alternative models of first-year composition. Discusses evaluating these alternatives from the perspective of a writing program administrator's dual roles of curriculum…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Models

Chase, Geoffrey – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1997
Proposes a model for writing program administrators to use to assess the effectiveness of composition programs. Argues the need to consider local conditions, evaluate the internal coherence of programs, and consider the external relevance of programs. Describes how using this model led the Writing Center at Northern Arizona University to make…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Change, Freshman Composition, Higher Education

Bullock, Richard H. – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1987
Argues that the writing program administrator's role of developing and maintaining a program that embodies and tests theoretical principles is a scholarly activity and should be recognized as such. Claims that the traditional disciplinary view restricting scholarship to written publication must be broadened. (RS)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Evaluation Methods

Kail, Harvey; Trimbur, John – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1987
Compares the administrative structures and educational ideologies of the writing center model and the curriculum-based model of peer tutoring. Argues that while the curriculum-based model may be administratively more efficient, the writing center model offers a collaborative learning environment in which students critically understand themselves…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Comparative Analysis, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education
Hogan,, William P., Ed.; Davies, Chad L., Ed.; O'Kuma, Thomas L., Ed.; Plumb, Marie , Ed.; Waggoner, William, Ed.; Warren, William R., Ed. – American Association of Physics Teachers (NJ1), 2002
The guidelines are meant to help two-year institutions provide physics students with the best possible education in the fundamental areas of physics and its relation to other disciplines and to society. General curricular guidelines, rather than specific curricular content, are defined. Implementing these guidelines can help ensure that the…
Descriptors: Physics, College Science, Two Year Colleges, Guidelines
Schaier, Barbara T., Ed. – 1979
Some common problems faced by administrators developing tutoring programs in postsecondary education institutions--development of program goals, how to select and train tutors, and evaluating and monitoring program effectiveness--are addressed in this booklet. In the first of four sections, eight articles address the purpose and design of various…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Study Centers, Individual Instruction, Learning Laboratories
Powell, Theressa – 1984
This handbook is designed to serve as a reference for office education instructors. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: design and delivery of office education, teacher qualifications and certification requirements, cooperative programs, preemployment laboratory programs, advisory committees, public…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
Glover-Smith, Alma J.; Bell, Bernadette S. – 1981
Written for teachers, coordinators, and supervisors, this manual describes the structural content of Project SELEP (Survival Skills in English Learning Experience Program). It indicates areas of concern in planning, establishing, and evaluating classes emphasizing survival skills for daily living appropriate for the foreign born adult in an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development
Dyrenfurth, Michael J.; Linhardt, Richard E. – 1981
This vocational safety guide is designed to help Missouri school practitioners at all levels in providing for the safe instruction and work associated with practical arts and vocational and technical subjects. Covered in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: Missouri legislation and regulations pertaining to school safety;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Safety, Classroom Techniques, Educational Facilities, Equipment Utilization
Alongi, Anthony; Arora, Sonia; Hogan, Christopher; Steinberg, Adria; Vickers, Margaret – 1997
This document is intended to introduce health occupations educators to the principles of the portable action lab and help them use those principles to create quality learning projects for students preparing for careers in health care. Section 1 outlines the concepts and frameworks of quality project-based learning, which is based on the following…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Check Lists, Definitions, Education Work Relationship