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Download full textKelchen, Robert – Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2017
As the price of a public college education has risen at well above the rate of inflation for decades, college affordability has become a key concern in public policy discussions. At the same time, recent high school graduates from lower-income and middle-income families are nearly 20 percentage points less likely to enroll in college the following…
Descriptors: College Programs, Tuition, Paying for College, Access to Education
Bernoteit, Stephanie A., Ed.; Darragh Ernst, Johnna C., Ed.; Latham, Nancy I., Ed. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2016
"Voices from the Field: Collaborative Innovations in Early Childhood Educator Preparation" is jointly published by the Illinois Education Research Council (IERC) and the Illinois Board of Education (IBHE), and highlights the accomplished work of many of the state's two- and four-year faculty to redesign early childhood educator…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Innovation
Starks, Gretchen – 1984
The purpose of a peer tutoring program is to assist those students who require ongoing and formal instruction in a subject area. If effectively run, it can have an impact on retention. There are five areas that need to be addressed when initiating a peer tutor program: (1) organization and funding; (2) supervision; (3) tutor training; (4) tutor…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Individual Instruction, Peer Teaching, Program Descriptions
Merchant, Ronald – VocEd, 1980
Describes a new course at Spokane Falls Community College which builds on and reviews basic business math and electronic calculator skills. Material is self-paced and includes work with metrics. Discusses student evaluation of the course and type of equipment used. (CT)
Descriptors: Business Skills, Calculators, Course Evaluation, Mathematics Anxiety
Burgess, Michael – American Technical Education Association, Inc. Journal, 1980
Describes the Automotive Technology Apprenticeship Program at Columbus Technical Institute, a carefully developed on-the-job program of training at a franchised auto dealership, coordinated with related theoretical instruction in the classroom, which ultimately leads to an associate degree. Examines curriculum, benefits to the student, and program…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Associate Degrees, Auto Mechanics, Program Content
Fideler, Elizabeth F., Ed.; Bazer, Gerald, Ed. – 1989
Second in an annual series, this volume presents brief descriptions of a number of outstanding community college instructional programs identified by the National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA). Each description includes the address and telephone number of the college in which the program operates, and the names of the college…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Instructional Innovation
Fideler, Elizabeth F., Ed.; Bazer, Gerald, Ed. – 1990
Third in an annual series, this volume presents brief descriptions of a number of outstanding community college instructional programs identified by the National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA). Each description includes the address and telephone number of the college in which the program operates, and the names of the college…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Instructional Innovation
Peer reviewedUlmer, Dale – Workplace Education, 1986
Describes an interactive electronics training system, created by the College of San Mateo in cooperation with the Wisconsin Foundation for Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education which teaches the following courses: DC Electronics, Semiconductor Devices, and Digital Electronics. Other examples of interactive video are cited. (CT)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Technicians, Electronics
Bazer, Gerry, Ed. – 1996
This volume describes outstanding community college programs corresponding to the four categories in which programs were originally submitted to the National Council of Instructional Administrator (NCIA) Annual Exemplary Instructional Program Awards. Section 1 includes the description of two programs that won the award for Best Program Using…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Program Content
Goss, Donald, Ed. – 1997
This volume describes outstanding community college programs corresponding to the four categories in which programs were originally submitted to the National Council of Instructional Administrator's (NCIA) Annual Exemplary Instructional Program Awards. Section 1 includes the description of three programs that won awards for Initiatives to…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Program Content
Goss, Donald, Ed.; Goss, Susan, Ed. – 1998
This volume describes outstanding community college programs corresponding to the four categories in which programs were originally submitted to the National Council of Instructional Administrator's (NCIA) Annual Exemplary Initiative Awards. Section 1 includes the description of the program that won the award for Exemplary Initiatives in the…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Program Content
Buckholtz, Marjorie Weidenfeld – American Education, 1982
Describes the bilingual air-conditioning mechanics course at Houston Community College, aimed at Spanish-speaking workers. Several case studies are included along with a description of how and why the program was developed. (CT)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans
Peer reviewedPolisky, Mildred K. – Business Education Forum, 1981
Describes the individualized audiovisual approach to teaching beginning accounting at a Wisconsin technical college. Discusses how it began as a remedial lab, its theories of individualized instruction, how the pilot project worked, and why this method is used. (CT)
Descriptors: Accounting, Audiovisual Centers, Individualized Instruction, Learning Laboratories
Runnels, Angie; Mpinga, Derek – 1997
The Institute for Academic Leadership Development is a 2-semester practicum experience designed to help community college administrators gain leadership experience through the development and implementation of an Individualized Professional Development Plan (IPDP). The IPDP is designed to help participants gain a knowledge of self, capacities for…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Inservice Education
Digby, Kenneth E. – 1985
The development of adequate educational programs to provide relevant instruction to train students who will be able to compete for the computer-related jobs of the future requires an understanding not only of the curriculum development process, but also of the capabilities of the computer as an instructional device, the different instructional…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Curriculum Design
