Using the W.E. Upjohn Institute's Promise Programs Database--a searchable data set covering about 200 place-based scholarship programs--this paper explores how the design of Promise programs can shape their equity impacts. The authors first examine the landscape of place-based programs to understand the impact of program design on equity outcomes.…

This study explores the adoption of the team-based learning (TBL) method in knowledge-based and theory-oriented journalism and mass communication (J&MC) courses. It first reviews the origin and concept of TBL, the relevant theories, and then introduces the TBL method and implementation, including procedures and assessments, employed in an…

To document procedures used in the early stages of introducing programs of Speaking and Listening across Disciplines (SALAD) in higher education, this descriptive report examines the "start-up" strategies for SALAD in eight institutions: Alverno College (Wisconsin), Central College (Iowa), Clarkson University (New York), DePauw…

The Center for the Advancement of Learning was established at Muskingum College (Ohio) in 1991 to coordinate services to disabled, at-risk, and international students. The Center has developed the PLUS Program and the PASS Program. The PLUS Program is a special support program for students with learning disabilities, which provides individual and…

This paper provides guidelines and examples for developing a college outdoor education program. From a literature review, an examination of existing college outdoor programs, and the author's personal experiences with outdoor programming at the California State University (Chico), the following 15 steps in developing a program were derived: (1)…

Ways that technology is being integrated into the instructional and administrative operation of U.S. colleges are considered, along with the application of one of the technologies, microwave, to adult learning opportunities. Changing demographics relating to adult learners over the next 10 to 15 years are identified. Eight projects applying…

The Speaking across the Curriculum (SAC) program at Hamline University in Minnesota is based upon principles similar to those of many Writing across the Curriculum (WAC) programs and is complementary to the WAC program at Hamline. The SAC program requires students to take two speaking intensive courses as well as a freshman seminar in which both…

Causes contributing to academic program audit and review becoming a means of resource reallocation in higher education are considered, along with principles relevant to its management, and major issues surrounding its development and implementation. The current interest in the audit and review of established academic programs is linked to…

The adult education graduate program at Northern Illinois University began offering courses in 1969. Starting points of a progressive agenda were urban, race, and class. Students, many of whom had experience with the social upheavals of the 1960s, along with community-based organizers and the International Council for Adult Education, pushed the…

For the past 10 years, the School of Technical Careers at Southern Illinois University has blended government Job Training Partnership Act or Comprehensive Employment and Training Act funds, existing college programs, and local health facilities into successful training programs in allied health careers. The School of Technical Careers, through…

The Fullstream Project is a transition support system which focuses on including students who are 18-21 years old with moderate to severe disabilities at Collin County Community College in Texas. The project's vision is that the community college will become a lifelong center for growth and fellowship for individuals with disabilities. Fullstream…

The way that planning tools can be used to evaluate the economic consequences of implementing new academic programs at Grambling State University (GSU) is considered. The focus is projecting cost behavior for planning and decision making. The following planning tools are examined: cost-volume-revenue analysis, cost behavior analysis and least…

Executive summaries are provided of a variety of projects undertaken by the Maricopa Community Colleges related to the use of technology, and to the staff and students in the district. Reports are presented for the following activities and plans: (1) Maricopa Community Colleges/Digital Equipment Corporation/Information Associates Partnership, a…

The Oral Communication Program at Radford University (Virginia) is designed to: (1) provide programming, facilities, and professional expertise to help students and faculty improve oral communication skills; and (2) support and facilitate the incorporation of oral communication into the undergraduate curriculum throughout the university, using the…

Despite the fact that students over age 25 will soon comprise the majority in higher education, programming and resource allocation at many universities remain inadequate to meet adult needs. Institutions have also failed to invest in adult education research. At the same time, pressures for objective assessment of student learning in higher…