NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Evaluating the Online Pathway to Graduation Program. Evaluation Brief
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Zhao, Huafang; McGaughey, Trisha A. – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2013
This brief describes an evaluation of the "Online Pathway to Graduation" (OPTG) program in Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) during the 2012-2013 school year. The OPTG program provides students who participate in an alternative learning opportunity to earn course credits and graduate from high school. The purposes of the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Nontraditional Education, Online Courses, Program Evaluation
Institutionalizing Undergraduate Research for Geology Majors through Creative Inquiry Experiences
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wagner, John R.; Bixler, Robert D.; Carraway, Elizabeth R.; Moysey, Stephen M.; Murdoch, Lawrence R.; Schlautman, Mark R.; Warner, Richard D. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2010
The geology program at Clemson University has instituted a new, six-semester-long undergraduate research course sequence that requires student participation in ongoing departmental research projects from their sophomore through senior years. As a part of a university-wide initiative focusing on undergraduate research, termed Creative Inquiry at…
Descriptors: Geology, Majors (Students), Student Research, Undergraduate Students
Evaluation of the Impact of a Coeducational Sexual Assault Prevention Program on College Students' Rape Myth Attitudes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kress, Victoria E.; Shepherd, J. Brad; Anderson, Renee I.; Petuch, Aaron J.; Nolan, James Michael; Thiemeke, Darlene – Journal of College Counseling, 2006
The authors examined the impact of a mandatory, coeducational sexual assault prevention program on college freshmen's rape myth attitudes. Data from 174 college freshmen required to attend the program indicated that, regardless of gender, the proposed sexual assault prevention program significantly decreased participants' rape myth acceptance…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Prevention, Beliefs, Social Attitudes
The Implementation of Family Life Education in New Jersey Public Schools. A Report.
Flamer, Mary Guess; Dougherty, John – 1986
This report summarizes information about Family Life Education (FLE) as mandated by the New Jersey Board of Education. The information is taken from a variety of sources and three principal concerns of the state board are analyzed: (1) the status of implementation of family life education; (2) local district perceptions of training needs; and (3)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life Education, Program Attitudes
Does the Tarkio College Education Department's Program Meet the Needs of Prospective Teachers? The Findings as Reported by Tarkio College Graduates 1980-84.
Probst, David A.; Vitters, Richard D. – 1986
Graduates from the Tarkio College (Missouri) school of education were surveyed in an effort to assess the worth of the core course program required of all education majors. Eleven responses were received. The areas included in the questionnaire were career information, required course information, elementary certification information, pre-student…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Evaluation, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Summary Report on Institutional Effectiveness. [Annual Report].
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Columbia. – 1990
This is the first annual report documenting the results of the assessment of academic and administrative operations of South Carolina's 33 public colleges and universities. The report summarizes progress made by the institutions during the 1988-89 academic year, focusing on: performance of professional program graduates on licensing and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Graduates, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
A Study of Current Practice on the Pre-Service Preparation of Secondary School Teachers.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Rieck, William A. – 1992
This study was conducted to answer three major questions relative to undergraduate preservice secondary education programs: (1) What courses in pedagogy are required of all secondary education majors and how many credits are awarded in each area? (2) What are the current practices relative to student teaching credit and evaluation? and (3) How…
Descriptors: College Credits, Course Content, Education Majors, Higher Education