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College Curriculum: Shape, Influence, and Assessment. Staff Analysis of a Panel Discussion Conducted by the National Commission on Excellence in Education (Kingston, Rhode Island, August 27-28, 1982).
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Adelman, Clifford – 1982
Perspectives on characteristics of college curricula, their influence, and assessment are analyzed, based on a 1982 panel held for the National Commission on Excellence in Education. Discussion topics pertaining to programs and degrees included the proliferation of programs, the college credit hour, changing student constituencies, vocationalism…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Credits, College Curriculum, College Instruction
College Curriculum: Shape, Influence, and Assessment. Background Briefing Paper for a Special Panel of The National Commission on Excellence in Education (Kingston, Rhode Island, August 27-28, 1982).
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Adelman, Clifford – 1982
Issues concerning the influence of college curricula are considered as part of a background briefing paper for a special panel of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The objective was to examine features of contemporary college studies to determine what should be protected or changed to improve the quality of postsecondary…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), College Credits, College Curriculum
Getting Up Off the Floor: Standards and Realities in Higher Education.
Adelman, Clifford – 1983
Perspectives on the context and results of the investigation conducted by the National Commission on Excellence in Education are presented. It is noted that the Commission's analysis sought to determine the extent to which colleges fail to set and maintain high standards, and the extent to which they fail to make their measures and benchmarks of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Articulation (Education)
The Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary Education: A Few Exemplary Programs.
Adelman, Clifford – AAHE Bulletin, 1983
Issues concerning school/college programs and the transition to postsecondary education are discussed, based on program information provided to the National Commission on Excellence in Education. A major concern was the use of time allocated for learning between ninth grade and the attainment of a postsecondary credential. The college/school…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Bound Students, College Curriculum, College Preparation
Starting with Students: Promising Approaches in American Higher Education.
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Adelman, Clifford; Reuben, Elaine – 1984
Based on searches by the National Commission on Excellence in Education for notable programs, practices, and goals in American postsecondary education, efforts at 120 postsecondary institutions are described. The descriptions are grouped, with each group preceded by a short introductory essay. The following topics are covered by the essays: the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Articulation (Education), College English, College Freshmen
Starting with Students: Notable Programs, Promising Approaches, and Other Improvement Efforts in American Postsecondary Education. Volume I.
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Adelman, Clifford; Reuben, Elaine – 1983
A total of 117 descriptions of notable programs and promising practices related to 30 specific problems, practices, and goals in American postsecondary education are presented. The programs described are the result of three searches made by the staff of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, although neither the staff nor the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Articulation (Education), Career Education, College Freshmen