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Edwards, Bethany; Copeman Petig, Abby; Austin, Lea J. E.; Montoya, Elena – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2018
Tennessee is home to more than 463,000 children under the age of six. Sixty-three percent of these young children have all available parents in the workforce and, thus, potentially need child care. Stakeholders and advocates in Tennessee remain committed to advancing strategies that improve early care and education (ECE) services, including…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Academic Degrees
Copeman Petig, Abby; Sakai, Laura; Austin, Lea J. E.; Edwards, Bethany; Montoya, Elena – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2017
This report describes the early childhood degree programs offered in Florida, focusing on variations in program content, age-group focus, student field-based learning, and faculty characteristics, as well as the extent to which Florida ECE higher education programs are incorporating early math, family engagement, and working with dual language…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Course Descriptions
Copeman Petig, Abby; Montoya, Elena; Austin, Lea J. E.; Edwards, Bethany – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2018
The state of Washington is home to more than 566,000 children under the age of six (U.S. Census Bureau, 2017). About 306,000 of these children have all available parents in the workforce and, thus, potentially need child care (Child Care Aware of America, 2017). Like many states in recent years, Washington has committed public and private…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Descriptions
Bledsoe, Eric; Riethmiller, Megan; Kempson, Lauri; Poliakoff, Michael – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2017
"What Will They Learn?"™ evaluates every four-year public university with a stated liberal arts mission as well as hundreds of private colleges and universities selected on the basis of size, mission, and regional representation. All schools in the "What Will Will They Learn"™ study are regionally-accredited, nonprofit…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Educational Quality, General Education
Bledsoe, Eric; Kolson, Kenneth; Kempson, Lauri; Poliakoff, Michael – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2016
In the fiercely competitive, global job market, solid preparation in core skills matters a lot. Will college graduates write with the clarity, grace, and accuracy that employers (and everyone else) expect? Will they have the basic mathematical and scientific skills--regardless of their majors--that equip them to navigate an increasingly…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Educational Quality, General Education
Kipnes, Fran; Austin, Lea J. E.; Sakai, Laura; Whitebook, Marcy; Ryan, Sharon – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2013
Spark NH is New Hampshire's governor-appointed Early Childhood Advisory Council (hereafter called "Council"), a private-public partnership that works to create a comprehensive, coordinated system of programs and supports for young children and their families. Workforce development is an essential Council strategy for improving early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Academic Degrees
Kipnis, Fran; Whitebook, Marcy; Austin, Lea; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2013
The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) at the University of California, Berkeley, is assisting the New Jersey Council for Young Children (Council) in collecting and analyzing information about the state's early learning professional preparation and development system. The project consists of two phases: a Mapping Phase and a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Quality, Academic Degrees
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1985
The Task Force on School Health and Teacher Education presents a a report on the accomplishments of the objectives for which it was formed: (1) to develop a position statement on School Health and Teacher Education; (2) to identify states that incorporate health/health education as a requirement in their programs for the preparation of teachers;…
Descriptors: Health Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Required Courses
Suniewick, Nancy; El-Khawas, Elaine – 1985
General education requirements in the humanities at American colleges and universities were studied by the Higher Education Panel in spring 1984, based on usable surveys returned by 374 of the 454 institutions to which the survey had been sent. Data from the colleges were statistically weighted to reflect the national population of 2,566…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Core Curriculum, Degree Requirements
Rickes, Persis C. – 1983
Results of a survey of college admission standards in the United States are presented. In addition to providing information on current and proposed admission standards by state, the status of current and proposed admission standards of state governing/coordinating agencies is covered. Such agencies are classified into four categories: those that…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Higher Education, National Surveys, Open Enrollment
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Kittleson, Mark J.; DeBarr, Kathy A. – Journal of School Health, 1991
Researchers examined the status of general health education courses in 248 colleges and universities. Survey results indicated the number of institutions offering and requiring a general health education course increased since 1981. Slightly less than 3.9 percent of the student population at the institutions completed a general health education…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Selection (Students), Elective Courses, Enrollment Trends
Sottile, James M., Jr.; Brozik, Dallas – 2000
The purpose of this research was to describe and better understand the ethical experiences of graduate and undergraduate, male and female college students attending a university in a rural location of a mid-eastern state. A survey was created to determine the ethical activities of college students. A total of 2,718 surveys were completed.…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Classroom Environment, College Environment, College Students
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1986
A survey was conducted to determine the amount and types of computer training supplied to prospective and practicing teachers in schools of education. Questionnaires were distributed to a stratified national probability sample of 428 institutions of higher education representing an estimated total of 1,220 colleges and universities providing…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Beal, Jack L.; And Others – 1982
In the fall of 1977, the College of Education of the University of Washington (Seattle) instituted a socio-ethnic course requirement for teacher certification candidates. To satisfy the requirement, candidates must successfully complete a course from each of two categories: Category A courses provide the student with a broad look at socio-ethnic…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Education Courses, Education Majors, Enrollment Trends
Rosen, Seymour M. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
The demand for basic information on Soviet higher education continues to grow. Previous bulletins on Soviet education published by the Office of Education have either been overall surveys ("Education in the U.S.S.R.," Bulletin 1957, No. 14; "Soviet Commitment to Education," Bulletin 1959, No. 16) or studies of general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Required Courses, Educational Change, Graduate Study
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