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Heist, Paul; Taylor, Maxwell F. – 1979
Information on the Colorado College Plan, students and faculty at Colorado College, and reactions to the Colorado College Plan is presented. The plan is a revised curricular program, a main feature of which is the division of the academic year into nine blocks. Students take one course per block, faculty members teach a single course, and varied…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Programs, College Students
Bloland, Paul A. – 1996
The Student Learning Imperative (SLI) was created to stimulate discussion on how student affairs professionals can enhance student learning and personal development. This paper outlines the antecedents and background of the SLI position paper. A member of the committee that developed the SLI discusses here student affairs' historical goal of…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Environment, College Students, Curriculum Development
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White, Linnea – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1991
Questionnaires returned by 105 faculty at Drake University (Iowa) indicated that student traits and competencies most valued by faculty were (1) personal development, (2) research activities, (3) conscientiousness, (4) self-confidence, (5) student activities and community service, (6) oral communication skills, and (7) questioning. Results have…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Communication Skills, Competence
Illinois State Coordinating Council for Vocational Student Organizations.
Intended for vocational educators--new teachers, teachers returning to the profession, experienced classroom teachers, and cooperative work experience coordinators--this handbook is designed to show what the student can gain from the experience of membership in vocational youth organizations and give guidance to the teacher/advisor in chapter…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Extracurricular Activities, Group Activities, Group Membership
Harper, Aylene S. – 1985
The role of faculty in student development is considered. The history of the student development movement from the Colonial period to the twentieth century and major student development theories are also reviewed. Important objectives of contemporary student development are identified: to promote students' intellectual and individual development;…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Curriculum Development, Educational Change