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Oestereicher, Mary – DOXA: Newsletter of the Structured Year Program, 1984
Student assessments and program evaluations conducted for the initial year of Brooklyn College's developmental education program are described. Four evaluative studies in 1979 focused on the reading component, the speech course, student and faculty perceptions of the program, and instructional effectiveness of the entire program. Descriptive data…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Program Evaluation
Roberts, David – 1985
Distance education at Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education (RMIHE) in Australia is addressed in two papers by David Roberts. The first paper, "Approaches to Learning: An Institutional Study," discusses the results of 1984 questionnaires and diaries completed by RMIHE distance education students. Information was sought on how…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Distance Education, Extension Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textACU-I Bulletin, 1984
Alcohol use on campus and strategies colleges are using to educate students about alcohol are considered in two articles. In "When Alternatives Aren't," Ruth Bradford Burnham and Stephen J. Nelson explore the role alcoholic beverages play in young people's social lives and some of the implications for planning social events. They offer a balanced…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholic Beverages, Change Strategies, College Environment
Brown, Peggy Ann, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1985
A variety of general education programs and evaluation approaches are described, with a focus on assessments of student attitudes and achievement. The introductory essay by Jerry G. Gaff, "A Practical Approach to Evaluation," presents a three-step evaluation approach, as well as suggestions for general education program directors, deans,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Church Related Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Evaluation
Peer reviewedVerbist, R., Ed.; And Others – Scientia Paedagogica Experimentalis, 1978
This journal of educational research contains five papers written by international authors. The initial paper presents the evaluation of a French immersion program for students from the second through the fourth grade in Toronto. The aim of the second paper, written in French with an English summary, was to find the attitude dimensions of French…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Bilingual Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Diabetes
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. Urban College and University Network. – 1980
In this newsletter focusing on helping college students succeed, an introductory essay by David Shroyer examines experiences with developmental studies at the University of New Orleans and issues in serving underprepared students, especially problems of attitude on campus. Suggestions for success include: an informal support network, a team…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, College Environment, Compensatory Education
Craig, Judy A., Ed. – Advances in Education Research, 1998
This report provides peer-reviewed, scholarly research supported in whole or in part by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement through its educational research and development programs. It includes 13 previously published articles from selected refereed journals identifying the best research on community service learning. Section 1,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, College Faculty, College Students, Community Services
Lewis, Karron G., Ed. – Journal of Staff, Program & Organization Development, 1995
This quarterly publication serves as a medium for the exchange of ideas regarding the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of professional development practices at two- and four-year colleges. The four issues in volume 12 feature the following articles: (1) "The Course Syllabus Reexamined," by James O. Hammons and Jackson R. Shock; (2)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Awareness, Faculty Development
Schuster, Don H., Ed. – Journal of the Society for Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1985
Four numbers of the journal contain a variety of articles on methods and programs of accelerative learning and teaching, including: "Music Therapy and Education"; "The Effects of Background Music on Vocabulary Learning"; "Terminating the Tyranny of Time from 21st Century Education"; "An Example of Limbic…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Brain Hemisphere Functions, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries
Adult Education Newsletter, 1995
The seven issues of the newsletter contain articles, letters, professional announcements, reports, reviews, and classroom instructional ideas of interest to teachers of adult English as a Second Language (ESL). Articles address these topics: diversity and commonalities among language and literacy teachers; part-time teaching; literacy for homeless…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Cancer
