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International Curriculum Transfer in Geography in Higher Education: An Example
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Khan, Amanat Ullah; Hassan, Manzurul; Atkins, Peter – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2014
Internationalization of geography in higher education comes in many guises. This paper discusses some of these, with particular attention to curriculum development and transfer. The context is Bangladesh and a case study is presented of a link programme between three higher education institutions in that country and one in the UK. The British…
Descriptors: Higher Education, National Curriculum, Geography, Curriculum Development
Findings from a Yearlong Job Exchange: A Mentor Teacher's Bill of Rights in Teacher Education. Reading Research Report No. 74.
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Hudson-Ross, Sally; McWhorter, Patti – 1997
After teaching and conducting research in each other's worlds for a year, a high school English teacher and a university teacher educator could never be the same. With their colleagues, they developed a model yearlong teacher education program founded on three key principles: equality of school and university participants; teacher research; and…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, English Teachers, Faculty Development, High Schools
A History of the JCCC Teacher Exchange Mentor Program, 1991-1997.
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Bishop, Charles C. – 1997
In spring 1991, a teacher exchange/mentor program was developed between Kansas' Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and the University of Kansas to attract young educators to community college teaching careers, give educators firsthand experience teaching at a community college while being mentored by a seasoned JCCC faculty member, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Higher Education
The Fulbright Program, or the Surplus Value of Officially Organised Academic Exchange.
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Rupp, Jan C. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 1999
Argues that the political aspect of the Fulbright Exchange Program for college faculty has enhanced its academic effectiveness. The program's context, history, and method are described, and the Netherlands program is discussed in detail, noting particularly its transformation since 1947. Repoliticization of the Fulbright program in coordinated…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Washington Center for the Improvement of the Quality of Undergraduate Education. Final Report to the Ford Foundation, 1986-88. Volume I: Institutional Self Study.
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Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education. – 1988
This report describes and evaluates the activities undertaken by the Washington Center for the Improvement of the Quality of Undergraduate Education between 1986 and 1988. The goal of the Center is to improve undergraduate education through five central activities: (1) assisting participating two- and four-year colleges in the establishment of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
Washington Center for the Improvement of the Quality of Undergraduate Education. Final Report to the Ford Foundation, 1986-88. Volume II: Washington Center Activities, 1985-88.
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Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education. – 1988
This compilation of materials represents the major activities of the Washington Center for the Improvement of the Quality of Undergraduate Education between 1985 and 1988. The volume includes: (1) a proposal to the Ford Foundation for funding to promote collaborative projects between two- and four-year colleges related to faculty development,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development