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Peer reviewedDonovan, Richard A.; Schaier-Peleg, Barbara – Change, 1988
The authors of a new book on strengthening transfer opportunities and experiences for postsecondary students describe the basis for the book, a consortium of 24 community colleges that worked to refine transfer efforts on their own campuses. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, College Students, Community Colleges
Lane, John M. – 1982
During the late 1960's people of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation (a South Dakota area the size of Connecticut characterized by poverty, poor soil, aridity, and geographical isolation) began to consider establishment of an institution of higher education on the reservation. A consensus soon developed that a tribally-controlled community…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Community Colleges, Community Control
Download full textCooper, Pamela A., Ed.; And Others – 1995
The Strategic Planning Evaluation of Curriculum Assessment of Performance (SPECAP) project was designed by Texas Tech University to assess the implementation of programs by 25 tech prep consortia in Texas. This report describes the most effective tech prep practices discovered by SPECAP through analyses of consortia planning and implementation…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Consortia, Curriculum Based Assessment
Gamson, Zelda F., Ed. – The Forum for Liberal Education, 1980
This issue on liberal education contains two short articles on National Project IV and descriptions of liberal education offerings at colleges and universities in the United States. The articles by Richard Hendrix and Zelda F. Gamson discuss objectives of the project and its history. National Project IV, sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Curriculum, College Programs, Consortia
Sanguinetti, Jill, Ed.; Hartley, Robyn, Ed. – 2000
The six state-based research centers of the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium (ALNARC) investigated the effects of inclusion of literacy and numeracy standards in Australia's national training packages and the standards' impact on the quality of learning and work outcomes. The six ALNARC projects, which used a case study…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
Naylor, Michele – 2002
The evolution of eight Tech Prep consortia since reauthorization of federal Tech Prep legislation in 1998 was examined in a 4-year longitudinal study. Cross-consortium changes were identified through field visits and personal interviews between 1998-2001 with a wide range of stakeholders, especially administrators, faculty, and students.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability
