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David Henry Tanner – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Workforce development is one of the top issues for state higher education executives today. Employers are actively looking for ways to address skill gaps and labor shortages in their companies. To address these talent gaps, states are aligning their academic program approval process with state workforce needs. Minimal research has explored the…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Higher Education, Labor Needs, State Policy
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Allen, Seth – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2017
Developing a strategy for embedding librarians in online courses can be challenging, but it is essential to demonstrate to accrediting agencies how libraries serve online students. A well-thought-out plan can be scalable and sustainable for rapidly growing online programs and can satisfy accreditation standards. This article examines how one…
Descriptors: Librarians, Online Courses, Library Role, Educational Technology
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McCoy, Mitchell A.; Holt, Sally – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2018
As a point of departure for understanding the complexities of Spanish national and individual identities, it is incumbent that a student begin by investigating Spanish iterations of the three Abrahamic religions. This presupposition of religion's centrality in the pursuit of better informed understandings of the Spanish nation, people, history and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Religion, European History
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Rausch, David W.; Crawford, Elizabeth K. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2012
From the early 1990s to present, the practice of cohort-based learning has been on the rise in colleges, universities, organizations, and even some K-12 programs across the nation. This type of learning model uses the power of the interpersonal relationships to enhance the learning process and provide additional support to the cohort members as…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Socialization, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
Scott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2010
Higher education has become more accessible than ever before, although students from some demographic groups still face challenges in attending college. To help improve access to higher education for minority and low-income students, Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act, as amended, provide grants to strengthen and support institutions…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Disadvantaged, Low Income
Purves, Ralph A.; Glenny, Lyman A. – 1976
The extent to which state agencies are implementing information systems and analytical methods for budget review are examined. Focus is on 17 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Trends in budget…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Data Analysis, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
Schwartz, Jeffrey H. – Appalachian Regional Commission, 2004
In 1998, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) began developing what is now the Appalachian Higher Education (AHE) Network. The AHE Network, currently composed of eight centers, has the mission of increasing the college-going rate in Appalachia, the numbers of students who continue their education directly after graduating high school. This…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Networks, Educational Attainment, Program Effectiveness
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Chemical and Engineering News, 1984
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee have established a measurement and controls research center and a master's-level academic engineering program. A description of this university/industry cooperative research center is provided. Indicates that a doctoral program is planned when the master's program is well…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Engineering, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Sheppard, N. Alan; Valla, Dianne C. – 1974
The purpose of this study is four-fold. First, to determine the current status of program offerings for the aging in selected institutions of higher education. Second, to ascertain if any programs designed to train personnel to work with the aging are currently being offered. Third, to determine what plans for future programs were being made by…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Attitudes
Danley, W. Elzie – 1981
Schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDE's) can respond to changes in enrollment patterns by reassessing their goals, and by focusing on the needs of educators to function in new and diverse situations. Many SCDE's provide courses or services that are helpful to nonschool educators, who have been described as educational services…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Educational Trends
Sims, Serbrenia J. – 1992
This book provides a brief historical review of outcomes assessment in higher education and a general guide to designing, implementing, and evaluating assessment programs. Chapter 1 provides several definitions of commonly used terms and a review of the major actors and the political context. It identifies factors contributing to the recent push…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Achievement Tests
Nicks, Roy S. – 1977
The work and condition of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee during July 1, 1976 to June 30, 1977 are highlighted. Summaries are provided on: (1) enrollments in the member institutions; (2) graduates, including a breakdown by level of degree; (3) faculties, including discussions on an optional retirement program,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Campuses, College Faculty, College Graduates
Couto, Richard A.; And Others – 1986
The grassroots Rural Communities Educational Cooperative (RCEC) made higher education accessible/affordable to adults in rural Appalachian communities, designed courses for competency-based rural education, and received high ratings from students and faculty. The Mountain Women's Exchange--a network of seven community organizations run by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Leaders
Godard, James M., Ed. – 1980
Three plans implemented during 1979-80 that addressed the presence of historically black and historically white public universities in the same metropolitan areas are described. Plans were developed in Nashville, Tennessee; Norfolk, Virginia; and Savannah, Georgia. In Nashville, Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee at…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Desegregation, College Segregation
Tennessee State Board of Regents, Nashville. – 1976
The report covers the period from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976. General information is given on board membership and staff, member institutions, enrollment, graduates, faculty, libraries, academic program development, public service and continuing education, student life, and policies, campus facilities development, and business and finance…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Education, Annual Reports, College Faculty