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Rickard, Charles E.; Waters, Gregory L. – College Board Review, 1984
Successful program development depends on a coordinated effort of the entire campus community. An overview of the academic program development process as observed by a faculty member and a director of admissions is provided. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Administration, College Admission, Curriculum Development

Heydinger, Richard B. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1980
Each institution has an existing planning style, and new approaches to academic planning must take into account institutionalized planning practices. Four planning styles are examined: needs assessment, program data, retrenchment and reallocation, and economic incentives. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Degrees (Academic), Departments, Educational Planning
Clarke, Robert G. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1984
Outlines the similarities and differences between traditional degree programs and industrial training programs and offers suggestions for colleges initiating industrial training efforts, covering areas such as administrative responses, the target group, internal communication, faculty, instructional implications, program delivery, finances,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Industrial Training, Job Training, Labor Education

Benoist, Howard – Planning for Higher Education, 1986
Program review must transcend preoccupation with the past and become an integral part of planning for the future. Linking academic program reviews closely with formal institutional planning processes will benefit both. Academic planning, institutional practice, and obstacles are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Planning, College Programs, Educational Planning
Haynes, Thomas – 1990
This journal provides an account of pilot site visits and other professional notes from July 1989 to June 1990. It begins with a description of an initial meeting to determine the author's role in the Applied Academics Project, namely that of facilitator of the integration of academic and vocational education with local teachers. Other entries…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum
Grubb, W. Norton – 1991
This working paper outlines several issues that federal and state policymakers face in implementing the Carl Perkins Amendments of 1990. Each of 11 issues is presented with a brief comment outlining several alternatives, to serve as the basis for discussion. Since it is designed to stimulate discussion, this document does not present any…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Compliance (Legal), Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Harmon, Hobart L. – 1992
The Tech Prep Associate Degree (TPAD) program must be clearly focused on technician-level occupations, which are expected to have the greatest occupational growth. Generally, the preparation required to enter the work force at the technician level is completion of an associate degree program that includes 50 percent theory and 50 percent applied…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Entry Workers
Copa, George H.; Pease, Virginia H. – 1992
Intended to influence school districts that have the opportunity to build new schools, this document provides new designs for comprehensive high schools that would overcome the mismatch between school and life, the inequity of educational outcomes, and the lack of organizational effectiveness that plague many contemporary high schools. The designs…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Design, Educational Administration
Crist, Cynthia; Jacquart, Mary; Shupe, David A. – 2002
Too many students entering colleges or universities find that they lack the essential skills and knowledge required for college. One reason for high school graduates' lack of preparedness for college is a serious lack of communication between the preschool-12 and postsecondary education systems. Like other states, Minnesota has focused…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies