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Broadhurst, Christopher J.; Bartlett, James E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Following World War II, North Carolina created public junior colleges and industrial education centers to meet the educational demands of veterans and expand the technical skills of the state's workforce. Despite the creation of these campuses, in the early 1960s North Carolina ranked 47th in the number of citizens in college, and 66 counties in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Internship Programs, Educational History, Doctoral Programs
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Hartocollis, Lina; Cnaan, Ram A.; Ledwith, Kate – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
This article provides a systematic review of the emerging practice doctorate in social work. Based on the experience of the first such Doctor of Social Work (DSW) program, we provide information regarding the program origins and rationale, development, current structure, and future direction. Such information will enrich the discussion on the role…
Descriptors: Social Work, Doctoral Programs, Educational Practices, Educational Development
Zusman, Ami – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2013
Over the past fifteen years, new types of "professional practice" doctorates in fields ranging from nursing to bioethics have increased exponentially, from near zero to over 500 programs in at least a dozen fields in the U.S. today. This growth raises many policy questions. For example, do doctorate holders serve their clients and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Emerging Occupations, Educational Change, Doctoral Programs
Groff, Warren H. – 1994
This document describes the Orange County Cluster human resources development (HRD) seminar that was conducted as part of Nova University's nontraditional practitioner-oriented, problem-solving, field-based distance education program in higher education. Discussed first are HRD in the agricultural and business industrial eras and changing HRD…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Groff, Warren H. – 1994
This document describes the Tampa Cluster human resources development (HRD) seminar that was conducted as part of Nova University's distance education program in higher education (PHE). Discussed first are HRD in the agricultural and business industrial eras and changing HRD practices/needs, Nova University's PHE and HRD program, the proceedings…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal)