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National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2010
"National CrossTalk" is a publication of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The National Center promotes public policies that enhance opportunities for quality education and training beyond high school. The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, State Colleges, Graduation Rate, Foundation Programs
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Galligan, Linda – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2004
All students need some level of mathematics understanding for tertiary academic study (academic numeracy) and yet many preparatory and foundation programs for international students either include mathematics courses based on a school curriculum, or no mathematics at all. For the past fifteen years the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Foundation Programs
Snader, Daniel W. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1962
To help State Supervisors of Mathematics develop constructive leadership programs suitable for immediate adoption, under varying State and local conditions, the U.S. Office of Education sponsored a National Conference of State Supervisors of Mathematics at Washington, D.C., from June 19 to 23, 1961. The Conference had four main objectives: (1) To…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Leadership, Curriculum Development, Mathematics Curriculum
Nebraska State Dept. of Education, Lincoln. – 1992
The Cooper Foundation Awards for Excellence in Teaching originated in 1981 to recognize and reward classroom teachers who submit innovative ideas and projects judged most likely to improve teaching and learning in the subject areas of economics, fine arts, foreign languages, geography, global studies, mathematics, and science. Each year the…
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Economics, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices