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Download full textCotner, Hope; Bragg, Debra; Goold, Grant; Heiser, Eric; Miller, Darlene G.; Van Noy, Michelle; Cheng, I-Fang; Costelloe, Sarah; Freeman, Brian; Lemire, Sebastian; Porowski, Allan; Yadav, Elizabeth M. B. – What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
In today's labor market, students increasingly need greater levels of postsecondary education and training to enter or advance in many industries. Meanwhile, employers are calling for the education system to better align with industry needs, as their demands for a skilled workforce continue to rise. In response to the increasing emphasis for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Career Pathways, Program Design, Program Evaluation
US Department of Education, 2007
In recent years, parents have benefited from a significant expansion of educational options for their children. Parents have many more opportunities than just a few years ago to choose from an array of public school options, including charter, virtual, and magnet schools. Expanding educational options for parents is one of the hallmarks of the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Programs, Financial Support, Credits
Smith, Theresa – 1991
This paper documents how the University of Oklahoma developed discipline cost indices which it then used in its budget allocation process. In order to overcome the interinstitutional comparison problems between universities which use different reporting and accounting methods, discipline cost indices were derived using data collected through the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes, Credits
Earle, Janice – 1986
Maryland is one of the states which recently developed new requirements for high school graduation. A preliminary evaluation of these new state standards has raised a number of issues about graduation standards and their assessment. The Maryland State Department of Education examined statewide policies and guidelines for high schools between 1982…
Descriptors: Credits, Educational Change, Evaluation Methods, Grade 9
Coleman, Carolyn I. – 1994
In coordination with training officers, student programming agents, and students, a system was designed that would allow a comparative analysis of nonacademic courses offered by U.S. institutions and international providers of children and youth services, permit students to earn internationally recognized continuing education units, and establish…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Continuing Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedJunn, Ellen N. – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Reports on the impact of extra-credit assignments on the academic performance of marginal college-level students. Finds that those who attempted the assignments improved their test performance, were less likely to drop out of the class than a control group, and evaluated the experience positively. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Assignments, At Risk Persons
South Dakota Board of Regents, Pierre. – 1991
This report details higher education enrollment in South Dakota colleges and universities as of the close of the second week of the 1991 spring term. The tables present data on headcount and full-time equivalent enrollment for public and private institutions; compare 1991 to 1990 figures; and provide data on various categories of students by…
Descriptors: College Students, Credits, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
