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Download full textCohen, Arthur M. – 1980
Community colleges, in order to maintain a credible place within higher education during the 1980's, will have to integrate arts and sciences instruction into a curriculum provided for an increasing percentage of non-transfer students. This increase, due to an expected intensification of the competition from universities for a shrinking pool of…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Role, Community Colleges, Course Objectives
Lombardi, John – 1980
Despite some initial hesitancy in the first half of the twentieth century to award associate degrees, since the end of World War II, the associate degree has become as widely accepted by two-year colleges as the baccalaureate degree is by four-year colleges. This is evidenced by the steady increase in the number of associate degrees awarded…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Associate Degrees, College Role, Community Colleges
DeVore, Paul W. – 1980
Current and approaching crises in man's inhabitation of the Earth are discussed and enumerated. Education is proposed as a method of alleviating the social, ecological, psychological, and eventual biological pressures created by man's increasing subjugation to technology. The emerging pattern of disaster for man as a species is delineated, and a…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Demography, Educational Needs, Educational Philosophy
STOKE, HAROLD W. – 1966
HIGHER EDUCATION MUST BE VIEWED IN TERMS OF ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE, SOCIOLOGY, AND PSYCHOLOGY. THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS WHICH SOCIAL SCIENTISTS USUALLY ASK ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES IN INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, AND OTHER SETTINGS ARE RAISED ABOUT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. STUDENT AND ADMINISTRATOR PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE DIVERSITY AND…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, Administrators, Decision Making
Berg, Donna Lee – 1978
This report focuses on the British concept of teachers' centers. Emphasis has been placed on the literature that analyzes the effect of political, social, economic, and cultural factors on the development of centers. Part 1 of the report discusses British teachers' centers in some detail. Part 2 presents an overview of United States centers set up…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Parker, James T., Ed.; Taylor, Paul G., Ed. – 1980
This monograph contains eleven exemplary articles that focus on topics related to competency-based adult education. Among the articles included are (1) Competency Based Education: Is It Applicable to Adult Education Programs?, by James E. Hertling; (2) What Adult Performance Level Is--and Is Not, by William G. Spady; (3) Competency Based…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Carter, John E., Ed.; Angelo, Richard, Ed. – 1980
The proceedings consist of the presidential address, papers, summary reviews of papers, responses, and minutes presented at the annual meeting of the Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society. Papers emphasize several themes: (1) areas of educational theory and practice in which philosophers could be helpful, (2) suiting educational efforts to…
Descriptors: Athletics, Childrens Literature, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Legislation
Working Party on Multicultural Education, Queensland (Australia). – 1979
This monograph discusses the approach taken by the educational system of Queensland, Australia, to develop and implement a multicultural education program. The document is presented in five major sections. In the first section, a report of objectives, philosophy, and activities of the Queensland Working Party on Multicultural Education is…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Involvement, Comparative Education, Cultural Differences
Hillman, Aaron W. – 1974
A nine-week course was developed to teach philosophy in its literary contexts while developing students' verbal skills and independent learning abilities. The teaching guide, which emphasizes individualized instruction, contains a general course outline, memoranda for students and teachers concerning the nature of the course, and an outline of…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking, English Instruction
Ministry of Education, Berlin (East Germany). – 1977
This publication examines public education in Germany. Section I discusses the foundation of educational policy. The second section treats the institutions of the integrated socialist educational system, including a discussion of: preschool education; elementary and secondary education; schools for the handicapped; vocational training; educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Disabilities, Educational Philosophy
Marsello, Greg – 1978
Information on establishing and running a free university is presented in this handbook. A free university is defined as an organization offering ungraded, unaccredited classes, activities and programs to the general public. Information on starting the free university includes: how to determine the needs of your community; deciding on a name and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Administration, College Planning, Educational Economics
BARSON, JOHN – 1967
FOUR UNIVERSITIES COOPERATED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA CENTER AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY TO TEST, DEMONSTRATE, AND REFINE A MODEL FOR MEDIA INNOVATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH HAD BEEN DESIGNED IN A EARLIER PROJECT. MEDIA, EVALUATIVE, AND INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST CAPABILITIES WERE TEAMED TO THE DECISION PROCESSES OF THE INSTRUCTORS…
Descriptors: Administration, Decision Making, Demonstration Programs, Economics
Goodman, Paul – 1966
The compulsory system of education is criticized on the grounds that it has become a regimented "universal trap" antithetical to democracy. In contrast to the Jeffersonian concept of education in the service of citizen initiative for the preservation of freedom, current compulsory education is a tool of industrialism and of a rigidly stratified…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
Katz, Lilian G. – 1977
This book is a collection of 10 papers discussing aspects of teacher development and working with children. "Teachers' Developmental Stages" outlines four developmental stages in teachers' professional growth, and suggests implications for teacher training. "Teachers in Preschools: Problems and Prospects" discusses child-adult…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
Amioka, Shiro – 1978
In keeping with its educational philosophy, to provide basic education (equated with livelihood and based on socialistic moral values) to all citizens, Burma has been reforming its educational system since 1962. The biggest policy change came in 1977 when 17 Regional Colleges were opened throughout the country to produce middle-rung technicians;…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, College Role, Educational Change
