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Wolahan, Caryle G. Hussey; Wieczorek, Rita Reis – Nursing and Health Care, 1991
A concomitant decrease in test scores and major change in the composition of the student body was dealt with by the College of Nursing at the State University of New York through the Nursing Education Success Plan. The plan addresses student preparation for the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX), curriculum revision, remediation/enrichment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged
Caponigri, Rocco S.; And Others – 1981
Efforts to institutionalize Bloom's Mastery Learning Concept at the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) are described. Information on the City Colleges and the adaptation of mastery learning are presented, and the growth of the project in five phases beginning in 1972 is sketched. The optimal pattern for mastery learning consists of a series of small…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Community Colleges
Brownstein, Leonard A. – 1985
La Salle University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) developed a three-track M.A. program in Spanish and bilingual studies which offers intensive training in Spanish and English and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary courses dealing with facets of Hispanic culture and Hispanics' adjustment problems in the United States. Track I is for bilingual…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Cross Cultural Training, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Knapper, Christopher K.; Cropley, Arthur J. – 2000
This book, which is intended for academics, educators, educational managers, and policymakers concerned with higher education, examines how universities and colleges can prepare their students for lifelong learning through continuing education, specialized courses for adults, and mainstream teaching programs geared toward traditional students. The…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Articulation (Education)