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Warren, Jonathan R. – 1979
The concept of general education, its specific goals, and its role in the college curriculum are discussed. The goals of general education appear to center around teaching students to think analytically and to synthesize ideas into a general understanding. It is suggested, however, that these objectives tend to get lost in the specifics of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Students, Conference Reports
Warren, Jonathan R. – 1982
The high degree of autonomy college faculty members exercise in organizing and teaching courses suggests that faculty perceptions of educational purposes, subject matter structure and importance, and expectations for student learning are major determinants of educational success. Despite diversity and local autonomy present in its system, American…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Faculty, College Students
Frye, Bill J. – 1980
A nontraditional student can be defined as a student other than the new high school graduate. A 1980 profile by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges shows that the typical nontraditional student is 36 years old, female (57 percent), has an income of $20,300, has attended two years of college, goes to school for career and/or…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Students, Cognitive Style, Course Content