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Direct linkWinstead, Philip C. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1987
Key steps in deciding on a new career program include having a program planning model, identifying a planning officer, gathering the necessary planning data, conducting a feasibility study, and understanding the institution's program approval process. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Higher Education, Information Needs, Liberal Arts
Lenn, Marjorie Peace – New Directions for Higher Education, 1987
Accrediting procedures, links to the certification or licensure of professionals, and costs related to the accrediting process are outlined for colleges and universities considering addition of a career program. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, Costs, Higher Education
Splete, Allen P. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1987
When considering new career programs, college presidents must balance need and temptation with economic reality, yet have the courage to take appropriate risks. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Presidents, College Role, Higher Education
Carter, Carol J. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1987
Methods for attracting and retaining minorities and women in higher education for nontraditional careers, and strategies to assist educational planners in developing programs for this group are reviewed. Recommendations are outlined for administrative and program concerns, faculty role, and student support services. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Females, Higher Education, Liberal Arts
Harris, John – New Directions for Higher Education, 1987
Career programs should be designed as instructional systems, with strategies and instruments for assessing student performance and outcomes developed early in the program development process, as soon as the exit abilities of graduates are defined and before the curricular and instructional patterns are established. (MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Liberal Arts
Rehnke, Mary Ann F. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1987
Important factors to be considered in the development of new career programs and sources of further guidance and information are reviewed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Curriculum Design, Faculty Development
Figuli, David J.; And Others – New Directions for Higher Education, 1987
Changing the program structure of a higher education institution requires careful attention to existing and developing legal rights, especially in the areas of faculty contracts, student contracts, and program-related decisions. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, College Programs, College Students
Moore, Douglas R. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1986
The University of Redlands responded successfully to financial and administrative crisis by tapping institutional and community pride in the institution's stature, affirming a dual commitment to liberal education and career training, developing a new governance system, and reorganizing financial and program priorities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Role
Berte, Neal R.; Shackleford, Karla – New Directions for Higher Education, 1986
Birmingham-Southern College has surmounted major problems of enrollment, finances, and mission by adding and expanding career-related curricula and selected adult and post-baccalaureate offerings, reaffirming and finding new applications for its original liberal arts mission. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration
