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Oguntoyinbo, Lekan – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2010
This article discusses how historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) presidents persuade parents and students to enroll in their institutions despite the problem on accreditation and other issues. As president of Morris Brown College, a small unaccredited institution in downtown Atlanta, Dr. Stanley Pritchett knows he has a tough job…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational Quality, College Presidents, Enrollment
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Clarke, Angela; Budge, Kylie – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2010
The current tertiary education climate in Australia and other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries is one where class numbers are increasing and contact hours between students and teachers are reducing to keep them financially viable. In this context increasing pressure is being placed on teachers to essentially…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Small Classes, Educational Practices, Educational Finance
Ellis, Bronwyn; Sawyer, Janet; Gill, Rod; Medlin, John; Wilson, Digby – Australian Educational Researcher, 2005
Staff and students at small regional campuses often consider them to be a learning environment with many advantages. Students can benefit from the opportunities for enhanced access to staff provided by factors such as small classes and a compact campus. International students from non-English-speaking backgrounds are one group for whom these…
Descriptors: Small Classes, Learning Experience, Educational Environment, Campuses