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Splaine, John – 1981
A course called "The Study of Teaching," designed to develop a theory on teaching and to explore the philosophy of teaching, is described. Five teacher education professors and five graduate students participated. Although one professor acted as instructor, the fifteen hour course was relatively unstructured and based on collegial discussion…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Course Evaluation, Creativity, Decision Making
Lane, Marcia S.; Licwinko, Mary Lou – 1981
A methodology was developed to assess the impact of the priority requirements of the Health Professions Education Assistance Act (P.L. 94-484), Sections 748 and 749 on admissions, enrollment, and related organizational processes of the programs in health administration and schools of public health receiving support. Information on 21 schools of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Eligibility
deVoss, Gary; Hawk, Donald – 1980
This report presents an analysis of data gathered in a followup study of the 1978/79 graduates from the College of Education at Ohio State University. The survey included graduates who chose a profession other than teaching as well as currently practicing teachers. Data was gathered in some depth from health education and math/science graduates. A…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Beginning Teachers, Career Change, Education Work Relationship
Nelson, Mari E. – 1981
The organization, rationale, methods of implementation, and the first year results of a project designed to enhance career development of minority (both sexes) and women graduate-level faculty in the domain of knowledge production and dissemination are described. The National Institute of Education project, entitled Seminar-Workshop on Writing for…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Females, Financial Support, Graduate School Faculty
Ellis, Susanne D. – 1981
Trends in enrollments and degrees for physics and astronomy departments are presented. The data represent nearly 100 percent of the 806 degree-granting departments. Information is presented on the following: number of institutions by highest physics degree offered, 1976-81; number of physics degrees awarded during 1969-80; undergraduate and…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic)
Nash, Charles R. – 1978
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has established a policy that a graduate of a Georgia high school should be given the opportunity to attempt a college education in the University System. The Special Studies Program was organized to facilitate this ideal. The fundamental objectives of the program are to: (1) provide greater…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Basic Skills
New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque. – 1978
Information on ethnic minorities and women at the University of New Mexico is presented. Specialized programs that emphasize recruitment and retention of minority and women students and the amount of money associated with each program are listed. A breakdown by race, nationality, and sex of the 1977 entering freshman class is presented, and a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Rate
Lehmann, Guenter; Lucas, John A. – 1978
Surveys were mailed to the 257 students who had enrolled in the first of the core courses in the architecture transfer program (ARC) at Harper College between 1969 and 1978. Of the target population, 18% had stopped at this point; 22% had enrolled in two ARC courses; 20% had enrolled in three ARC courses; 21% had met minimum requirements by taking…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Architectural Education, Career Choice, College Transfer Students
Daly, Pat; Lucas, John A. – 1978
In order to measure the demand for an office design course among interior design graduates of Harper College and to determine the design skill needs of area employers, two studies were undertaken. An initial mail survey, a second mailing, and a series of telephone calls yielded a 75% response rate from the program's 88 graduates. Of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications
President's Committee on Public Higher Education in the District of Columbia. – 1964
The final report of the Committee on Public Higher Education in the District of Columbia, which was created by President Kennedy in 1963, is presented. The contents are as follows: the committee's assignment and procedures; educational problems of the District of Columbia; the educational resources and deficiencies of the District; the basic…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Administration, College Planning, College Role
Gay, Diane; Weintraub, Floyd – 1978
The independent sector of higher education in the State of New York provides 88,000 jobs and almost $8 million of identifiable economic impact. It also plays a unique role in the state's recovery effort. The institutions in this sector award almost half the bachelor's and more than two thirds of the postbaccalaureate degrees in the state. As an…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Economic Factors, Educational Demand, Educational Economics
Spikes, W. Franklin, Ed. – 1980
The university and the inner city is examined in this collection of papers. Chapters include: Establishing an Urban Commuter University: The Need for Community (Reynold Feldman and Barbara Hursh); Adult and Community Education: Mobilizing the Resources of the City (Roger Hiemstra); The Arts and Humanities in an Urban Environment (Neil Rudin);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Role, Community Education, Community Schools
Kidd, Foster, Ed. – 1979
The unique history of the Negro in the profession of dentistry is traced, and career information for the student interested in pursuing dentistry is presented. The book includes a profile of black pioneers in dentistry from the 18th century to contemporary practitioners who have made contributions to modern dental technology. A history of the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Black Colleges, Black Education, Black Employment
Webster, David S. – 1980
Recent literature that suggests policies university officials might adopt to bring Ph.D. supply and demand into some equilibrium is reviewed. Some literature documenting the present oversupply of new Ph.D.s and some supply and demand forecasts concerning the market for new Ph.D.s in the next 15 years are briefly reviewed. Predictions that were…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
CAIN, ROBERT W.; MILLS, THOMAS S. – 1967
REPORTED IS A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) STUDY OF SCIENTIFIC MANPOWER. THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES WERE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRENDS AND THE ILLUMINATION OF FACTORS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT FUTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ACADEMIC STAFF IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE DATA WERE DERIVED FROM SURVEYS COMPLETED BY NSF, NATIONAL ACADEMY…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Biology, College Science, Doctoral Degrees
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