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Hass, John Henry, Comp. – 1977
For each organization that serves as a source of information on financial support for college students, research, and special projects, the directory gives the name, address, telephone number, and a brief description of the kinds of information available and the organization's other functions and general objectives. Any relevant publications of…
Descriptors: Directories, Federal Aid, Fellowships, Graduate Study
Mishler, Carol – 1982
A study surveyed University of Wisconsin System adult graduates (age 29 and over at graduation) from traditional campus programs to determine the impact of a bachelor's degree on their lives and work three to five years after graduation. The main interest was job changes experienced by adult graduates. Of 441 adults surveyed, 254 returned the…
Descriptors: Adults, Bachelors Degrees, Career Change, College Graduates
Cox, Laurie – 1981
Statistical data and a narrative description of enrollment in Arkansas colleges and universities for the 1979-1980 academic year and previous years are presented. Information is presented on course auditing, nonstandard instruction, and credit-awarding activities in the state and independent colleges and universities. The annual student semester…
Descriptors: College Credits, Correspondence Study, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
American Philosophical Association, Newark, DE. – 1980
The contribution of philosophy programs within higher education and to the community is considered. It is suggested that philosophy should play a central part in the college curriculum since the study of philosophy contributes to: the development of students' critical thinking, their ability to deal rationally with normative issues, their…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Consultants, Educational Benefits, Educational Objectives
Kleppick, Annabelle L.; And Others – 1978
A project undertaken at the Graduate School of Public Health of the University of Pittsburgh to develop an undergraduate external degree program in health services administration with a major in long-term care administration is described. Program activities were designed to: develop a work plan, identify the parameters of knowledge and skills…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Bachelors Degrees, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Francis, J. Bruce; And Others – 1978
An evaluation was undertaken of a National Teaching Improvement Project that was designed to encourage the general improvement of undergraduate teaching. The evaluation also sought to determine the effectiveness of mass distribution as a dissemination device to improve college teaching. During the first two years of the three-year project, four…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria
Shivers, Jay S. – 1978
Addressed to undergraduate students in recreational and leisure service education and related subjects, this text deals with fundamental principles, practices, and the role of the recreationist in the community setting. Comprehensive background of information is provided that discusses the origins, forces, and political realities that have…
Descriptors: Community Services, Conservation (Environment), Federal Legislation, Higher Education
Download full textSanford, Timothy R. – 1980
The impact of receiving undergraduate student loans on attending graduate school was studied using the data base of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Information from a base-year survey conducted in spring 1972 and three followup surveys conducted in fall 1973, 1974, and 1976 was used. Approximately 20,000 students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Graduates, Financial Needs, Grade Point Average
Occupational Status Attainment of British and American Women Graduates: A Comparative Path Analysis.
Baker, Therese L. – 1978
Using two highly comparable surveys of British and American college graduates seven years after graduation, an analysis of the cross-national predictors of occupational status attainment of the women graduates was developed to test differences in the structural and socialization effects of the two educational systems. Comparative path analyses…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Bachelors Degrees, Careers, College Graduates
GROVES, KENNETH J.; SHELBURNE, JAMES C. – 1967
PART OF A LARGER SURVEY OF EDUCATION IN THE ARMED FORCES, THIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS (INCLUDING DIRECT COMMISSIONING OF AUXILIARY SPECIALISTS) AND PROVISIONS FOR SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT AND COLLATERAL TRAINING OF OFFICERS IN EACH OF THE ARMED SERVICES. PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS AND SKILL AREAS, NUMBERS OF ENROLLEES AND…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Flight Training, Graduate Study, Institutional Cooperation
Lawrence, Judith K.; Green, Kenneth C. – 1980
Studies concerning attributes of quality in higher education as defined in academic studies are reviewed. Separate reviews are presented for studies of quality at the graduate level, in professional programs, and at the undergraduate level. Academe's continuing attempts to quantify "quality" so as to measure it empirically rather than subjectively…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Shulman, Carol Herrnstadt – 1979
The core curriculum concept and reasons behind the current momentum for curricular reform are examined, and the issues involved in institutionalizing new core curricular ideas are exemplified. Reform follows from changes in the character of undergraduate education toward less restrictive, more diffuse requirements in the area of general education…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1978
Various approaches to introductory courses in social work research in Canada are described. Objectives of the report are to promote informational exchange among instructors in schools of social work, to provide data on common practices employed in the instruction of introductory research, to encourage innovation and experimentation, and to aid in…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Curriculum, Comparative Education, Computers
Council on Corporate/College Communications, Washington, DC. – 1979
The Programmatic College of Commerce and Industry at Northwestern University is described as an innovative approach to the study of business as an institution. The program consists of weekly, noncredit, dinner-lecture-discussion meetings attended by students, faculty, and business people. Discussions center on problems facing business, on the…
Descriptors: Budgets, Business, Business Education, College Faculty
PDF pending restorationCummings, Frank E. – 1979
Recently published data concerning freshmen preference, undergraduate and graduate enrollments, and degrees awarded to blacks in science and engineering have been compiled in an effort to determine areas where emphasis might be placed to increase the number of black scientists and engineers. The results indicate that traditionally black colleges…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Choice, College Freshmen
