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Direct linkMtawa, Ntimi N.; Nkhoma, Nelson Masanche – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2020
Universities are criticised for overemphasising instrumental values. Instrumental values are important but universities risks undermining cultivation of humanity, critical consciousness and civic agency. Service-learning (SL) is practice that moves teaching and learning beyond the focus on technical skills and instrumental outcomes. Nonetheless,…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Higher Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Citizenship Education
Peer reviewedBoylan, Hunter R. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1999
Reports on the need for developmental education to prepare students for success in higher education. Looks at the performance of developmental students and their characteristics. Describes the role community and technical colleges play as providers of developmental education, characteristics of a successful developmental program, and ways to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Preparation, College Role, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedSax, Linda J.; Astin, Alexander W. – Educational Record, 1997
A study examined the impact of the Corporation for National Service's Learn and Serve America Higher Education program, a service learning consortium, on 3,540 students from 42 participating colleges and universities, focusing on three areas of student development: civic responsibility, academic development, and life skills. Course-based service,…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, College Role, College Students
Peer reviewedKauffman, Joseph F. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1984
Issues in evaluating the quality and effectiveness of student services for a new population of students are examined, including: the place of student development; basic services; the relationship of services to institutional mission; faculty, curriculum, and academic environment; defining quality; student information systems; and the relationship…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Environment, College Faculty
Conrad, Clifton F.; And Others – 1987
Prepared by a Provost's Task Force on Assessment of Quality and Outcomes of Undergraduate Education, this report reviews the background of the currently burgeoning "assessment" movement and sets forth principles to guide the University of Arizona's efforts to redefine and reassess the quality and outcomes of its undergraduate programs.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alumni, College Role, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedSchwartz, Arthur J.; Templeton, John M., Jr. – Educational Record, 1997
The John Templeton Foundation encourages colleges and universities to foster students' moral development by establishing the "Honor Roll for Character-Building Colleges" to recognize institutions that emphasize character building as an integral part of the undergraduate experience. Ten programs featured in the 1996-97 honor roll are profiled…
Descriptors: Awards, Citizenship Education, College Curriculum, College Environment
Download full textKuh, George D. – 1982
In an examination of the meaning and measurement of quality in the undergraduate experience, quality is compared with the conceptually similar but distinct concepts of adequacy and excellence. Most of the conceptual frameworks available for assessing quality are essentially unidimensional assessment strategies that rely almost exclusively on…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Benefits, Educational Objectives
