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Parker, R. Andrew – Urban Studies, 1997
Examines census data from five major U.S. metropolitan areas relative to age-adjusted, per capita receipt of funds that show spending in central cities increasing at a faster rate than in their suburbs. It notes concerns of direct payments to individuals that are not need-based and with direct loans and insurance programs that strongly favor the…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Data Interpretation, Federal Aid
Schubert, William H.; Weible, David M. – 1979
The ways in which a sample of faculty members from the University of Illinois at Chicago create curricula is described and compared with methods selected from the curriculum development literature. An overview is presented of the university's Curriculum Development Grants (CDG) Committee program, its historical development, and several domains of…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Committees, Comparative Analysis, Conference Reports
Bernstein, Alison; And Others – 1980
Trends in projects to improve women's education submitted to and supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (Fund) from 1976-78 are analyzed, and comparisons with experiences by the Fund from 1973-75 are made. The majority of Fund grants remain geared to serving adult women students, enhancing the career aspirations of…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Career Planning, College Curriculum, College Students