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Braid, Bernice – Thought and Action, 1990
The "honors semester," in which students from a national pool meet for a semester of classroom and field studies focusing on a single theme investigated from the perspective of several disciplines, is described. The combination of physical setting, theme, and academic investigation is found to be extremely influential on students. (MSE)
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Honors Curriculum, Program Design

Friedman, Paul G. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
Independent study, fieldwork, and peer teaching are particularly well suited to helping outstanding students learn, interact collaboratively, and become contributing members of the academic community. Study options, elements of a study contract, and other components are described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Contracts, Curriculum Design, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education

Winter, Richard – Studies in Higher Education, 1993
Student evaluation methods (pass-fail vs. traditional grading) for Britain's honors curriculum are discussed. The British educational tradition concerning the honors degree is outlined, and the rationale for grading is examined. It is recommended that pass-fail grading based on specified learning outcomes be adopted for educational and practical…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Degree Requirements, Educational Change
Brenneise, Coral A., Ed. – 1992
This paper describes the organizational structure, managerial responsibilities, and working policy of the 26-year old Andrews University Honors Program, an undergraduate program that was designed to attract talented and motivated students to the school, and operate effectively even during times of declining college enrollment. First, the paper…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Administrator Responsibility, College Students

Austin, C. Grey – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
The similarities and differences in college honors programs' objectives, design, administration, finance, recruiting, and public recognition are discussed as a starting point for comparing programs and determining what kind of college program works best. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Contracts

Gabelnick, Faith – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
Honors programs are reviewed that use diversity in presentation, approach, and educational context to foster intellectual development. They individualize instruction and encourage students both to form partnerships in learning and to develop their own strategies for integrating information. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Contracts, Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies

Cummings, Richard J. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
An examination of the different ways in which the honors concept has been adapted from its elitist British university origins and of the assumptions underlying those adaptations reveals both the virtues and the problems inherent in the Americanization of honors. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Education

Jackson, Jocelyn Whitehead – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
The steady emergence of small-college honors programs in the early 1970s and the subsequent rapid growth of community college honors programs after 1978 are reviewed. The many successes in these colleges to capitalize on their existing strengths have avoided the problems of larger, university programs. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development

Friedman, Paul G.; Jenkins-Friedman, Reva C. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
The role of honors programs as models and resources for all college education is described, and a comprehensive set of 22 recommendations for fostering excellence in every higher education unit is provided. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Educational Strategies, Experimental Programs, Higher Education

Matthews, Roberta; And Others – Liberal Education, 1996
College and university learning communities build a sense of group identity. Institutions are establishing them for varied purposes and student populations, including first-year interest groups, general education core courses, gateway courses, developmental and basic studies, honors programs, and work in the major or minor. For implementation,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Curriculum, College Freshmen, College Instruction