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Fowler, Gerald L.; Cowden, William K. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
So what if we just turned every course in our Superintendent's Program into a form of practicum? This question was asked by two former superintendents in response to nationwide calls to reform school leadership training and who found themselves leading a university executive leadership program. It triggered a comprehensive redesign of their…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Administrator Education, College Programs, Training Methods
Kahne, Joseph; Westheimer, Joel – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Describes common curricular components of 10 education programs to teach students democratic citizenship. Highlights characteristics of three programs: a high school government course, a college-level program, and an adult education program. Describes three broad priorities of successful programs: commitment, capacity, and connection. Includes a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, College Programs, Democracy
Lynch, Ann Q.; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Institutions prarticipating in the Higher Education for Adult Mental Health Project created model programs to enhance the quality of their responses to growing numbers of adult students. This article describes the project and summarizes the efforts of 18 participating institutions located in the southern United States. (PGD)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Teague, Gerald V. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
The degree of involvement of 46 graduate students in sponsored research projects was investigated. The projects were administered by three social science and three natural science departments at the College Park campus of the University of Maryland. (MLF)
Descriptors: College Programs, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Analyzes Massachusetts case involving Salem State College decision to prevent a student from continuing his student teaching at an elementary school because of his continued expression of strongly held religious views in the classroom. First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the college's decision rejecting the student's claim that his 1st and 14th…
Descriptors: College Programs, Court Litigation, Elementary Education, Freedom of Speech