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Should Universities Rely on Internships to Increase Student Employment Rates and How Can Universities Maintain Their Sustainable Competitiveness?

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Lee, Lung-Sheng – Online Submission, 2022

The colleges and universities in Taiwan are confronted with the following two problems: (1) The average youth (aged 15-29) unemployment rate is more than double the overall unemployment rate; and (2) Mainly affected by the low birth rate, the admission and vacancy rates of colleges and universities have increased, and fierce competition exists…

Descriptors: Sustainability, Competition, Universities, Employment Opportunities

Analysis of the Carnegie Classification of Community Engagement: Patterns and Impact on Institutions

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Driscoll, Amy – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2014

This chapter describes the impact that participation in the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement had on the institutions of higher learning that applied for the classification. This is described in terms of changes in direct community engagement, monitoring and reporting on community engagement, and levels of student and professor…

Descriptors: Classification, Institutional Characteristics, Service Learning, School Community Programs

The Early Childhood Educator Preparation Innovation Grants: Lessons from Initial Implementation. Executive Summary. IERC 2015-2

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Lichtenberger, Eric J.; Klostermann, Brenda K.; Duffy, Daniel Q. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2015

The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) sought to evaluate the implementation of the Early Childhood Educator Preparation Program Innovation (EPPI) grant. The grantees consisted of partnerships that included community colleges, four-year institutions, and in some cases community-based entities or schools, such as Head Start programs. The…

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Grants, Preschool Teachers, Educational Innovation

Test Reviewing at the Buros Center for Testing

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Carlson, Janet F.; Geisinger, Kurt F. – International Journal of Testing, 2012

The test review process used by the Buros Center for Testing is described as a series of 11 steps: (1) identifying tests to be reviewed, (2) obtaining tests and preparing test descriptions, (3) determining whether tests meet review criteria, (4) identifying appropriate reviewers, (5) selecting reviewers, (6) sending instructions and materials to…

Descriptors: Testing, Test Reviews, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Criteria

Florida A&M University Work Plan Presentation for 2013-14 Board of Governors Review

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Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, 2014

The State University System of Florida has developed three tools that aid in guiding the System's future: (1) The Board of Governors' new "Strategic Plan 2012-2025" is driven by goals and associated metrics that stake out where the System is headed; (2) The Board's "Annual Accountability Report" provides yearly tracking for how…