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Higgs, Philip – Africa Education Review, 2016
The curriculum is a critical element in the transformation of higher education, and as a result, I argue for the inclusion of what I refer to as an African epistemic in higher education curricula in South Africa. In so doing, attention is directed at the decolonisation of the curriculum in higher education in South Africa, which aims to give…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, African Studies, Educational Change
Galloway, Kate; Jones, Peter – Higher Education Research and Development, 2012
The authors are both professional practitioners (law and social work, respectively) who entered the university as discipline-based scholars. Their respective interests in teaching and learning have led them both down a path where they have transitioned from a discipline-based orientation to organizational roles grounded primarily in teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, Theory Practice Relationship
Palmer, James C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Argues that professorial work in university-based community college leadership programs should avoid mere advocacy of community colleges, stress intellectual as opposed to vocational ends in their graduate programs, and contribute to a well-defined graduate curriculum. Analyzes the implications of these provisions for professorial work. (17…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Cowley, W. H. – 1976
The study of education in general is discussed by the first David Jacks Professor of Higher Education, followed by a review of the concept of the study of higher education. The author's own introductory course on American Higher Education at Stanford University is described, which includes criticisms of higher education, the history of higher…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Education Courses
Smith, Hugh L.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1977
Topics covered include: history and organization; current trends and problems; curriculum and teaching; research and scholarship; the student and student services; and the professor and conditions of work. Most of the entries are dated 1976 or later. (LBH)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Faculty, College Students, Curriculum Development

Haynes, L. J. – Review of Higher Education, 1985
The major problems that prevent the construction of sound higher education programs are highlighted and a conceptual approach to designing the higher education administration curriculum is presented. A precise analysis and definition of the higher education administration concept is the key to identifying sound subject and course content.…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, College Curriculum, Competence

Thelin, John R. – Liberal Education, 1976
A course in the history of education introduced into a doctoral program for future administrators and planners at the University of Kentucky illustrates the potential contribution of liberal arts disciplines to graduate preparation for the professions. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Programs, Educational History

Peters, Dianne S. – Review of Higher Education, 1983
The college novels of C. P. Snow present an accurate portrayal of academic life. Snow's artistic approach combined with the scientific approach to higher education enables those who engage in the study of higher education to achieve an in-depth understanding of organizational behavior in institutions of higher learning. (MLW)
Descriptors: Characterization, College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction
Piccinin, Serge; Picard, Michelle – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1994
A survey of Canadian universities identified six offering graduate students credit courses on university teaching/learning. Limited resources restrict the numbers who take the courses. Half are sponsored by graduate schools. Benefits of the courses are noted and factors to consider in initiating similar courses are suggested. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Instruction, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries

Viehland, Dennis W. – 1986
Patterns that emerged from reviewing eight syllabi for core courses on institutional research and planning (IRP) in higher education are discussed, and a sample syllabus is presented. Course titles used in the IRP core graduate-level courses are identified, along with the course purpose and objectives, when specified. It is noted that most of the…
Descriptors: College Planning, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Alfred, Richard L. – 1986
Patterns that emerged from reviewing 11 syllabi for courses on the community college are discussed, and three sample syllabi are presented. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. The most commonly used course titles were "The Two-Year College" and "The Community…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Finkelstein, Martin – 1986
Patterns that emerged from reviewing syllabi for courses on faculty issues are discussed, and four sample syllabi are presented. Few doctoral programs in higher education administration were identified that devote an entire course to the subject of American college and university faculty. For four courses that did devote an entire course to the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Chaffee, Ellen Earle – 1986
Patterns that emerged from reviewing 26 syllabi for courses on organization and administration in higher education are discussed, and six sample syllabi are presented. The syllabi focused more on organization than administration. Of the 26 syllabi, 19 dealt with organization and administration generally; 5 with administration in a specific…
Descriptors: College Administration, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Groff, Warren H. – 1985
The ultimate goal of graduate education is to design programs of preparation to promote improvement in the quality of education and training services that are provided in a variety of different contexts. In the 1960s, Nova University developed field-based doctoral programs as a strategy to prepare individuals to become agents of change in the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Programs, Educational Change
Stage, Frances K. – 1987
The literature on the development of college students is discussed, and recommendations are offered for developing a course on student development theory and research. The following observations about the literature are considered: (1) the literature on the college student is actually two separate literatures, one focused on outcomes and the other…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Students, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages