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A History of the Midwestern Conference on School Vocal and Instrumental Music: 1946-2006
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Kenneth J. Moore – Contributions to Music Education, 2024
This historical study chronicles the creation, development, and termination of the Midwestern Conference on School Vocal and Instrumental Music, hosted by the University of Michigan between 1946 and 2005. Beginning as a band music reading session led by William Revelli in 1936, the conference developed into a premier professional workshop by the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Conferences (Gatherings), Organizations (Groups), Music Education
Pathways toward Improving Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: International Context and Background
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Lewis, Karron G. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2010
Improving teaching and learning in higher education became an important international endeavor in the 1960s and 1970s, corresponding to an influx of students coming in greater numbers than ever seen before, from a broader range of backgrounds, and with diverse expectations for attending colleges and universities. These same students were also more…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development
A Matter of Trust: The Turnabout at Wilkes College.
Heaman, Robert J. – 1985
Difficulties experienced by Wilkes College (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) as a result of declining enrollments and shifts in student majors, and the resolution of differences between the administration and the faculty, are described in an essay. Related revision of institutional mission and peer-evaluation procedures are also discussed in an article…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Declining Enrollment, Departments
Problems and Perspectives for Institutional Research in the 1980's. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southern Association for Institutional Research (Louisville, Kentucky, October 29-31, 1980).
Jones, Larry G., Ed. – 1981
Proceedings of the 1980 conference of the Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) are presented. The conference focused on problems and perspectives for institutional research in the 1980s. Contents include: reports of preconference workshops and sessions, reports of conference sessions, abstracts of contributed papers, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Faculty, College Planning, College Students