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The Rise and Fall of a Required Interdisciplinary Course: Lessons Learned
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Goodman, Barbara E.; Huckfeldt, Vaughn E. – Innovative Higher Education, 2014
In order to meet the South Dakota Board of Regents requirements for an upper level writing course with global perspective for all graduates, the administration at the University of South Dakota established an interdisciplinary course to be taken by all majors. Two faculty members from different disciplines were assigned to teach each section with…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Required Courses, Writing Instruction, Global Approach
A Broken Promise: Examining the Merit-Aid Policy and Implementation Gap in the Michigan Promise Scholarship
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Daun-Barnet, Nathan; Hermsen, Albert; Vedder, Lori; Mabry, Beth – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2013
In 2006, Michigan changed their traditional merit award to a credit contingent program based upon successful completion of 60 college credits. The Michigan Promise Scholarship was crafted by state policymakers without input from the financial aid community. This case study suggests that the change in policy resulted in two unintended consequences:…
Descriptors: Merit Scholarships, State Aid, Student Financial Aid, College Credits
Sustainability of Social Programs: A Comparative Case Study Analysis
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Savaya, Riki; Spiro, Shimon; Elran-Barak, Roni – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
The article reports on the findings of a comparative case study of six projects that operated in Israel between 1980 and 2000. The study findings identify characteristics of the programs, the host organizations, and the social and political environment, which differentiated programs that are sustained from those that are not. The findings reaffirm…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Leadership
Back from the Brink: A Teacher's Perspective.
Lippert, Cindy – Teaching Music, 1999
Discusses the events leading up to the development of the new arts education program for the Sarasota Country School District in Florida. Addresses the work of the Community/Schools Partnership for the Arts, its role in developing the arts program, and the interactions between the community and the school district. (CMK)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Elementary Education, Fine Arts, Middle Schools
Back from the Brink: An Administrator's Perspective.
Hamilton, Wilma – Teaching Music, 1999
Addresses the Sarasota County school district's decision to eliminate the arts programs in the elementary and middle schools. Discusses the efforts by the school district in rescuing the arts in the Sarasota schools and the superintendent's idea for creating the Community/Schools Partnership for the Arts that is working for world-class arts…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Budgeting, Elementary Education, Fine Arts
Back from the Brink: The Arts in Sarasota County Schools.
Rodgers, Bruce E. – Teaching Music, 1999
Describes the community of Sarasota County in Florida (Tampa) as one in which the arts are highly valued. Explains that the Sarasota County School Board eliminated the arts program devastating Sarasota County and the surrounding areas. Introduces three articles that discuss the elimination and renewal of Sarasota County's arts program. (CMK)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Role, Elementary Education, Fine Arts
Back from the Brink: The Community's Perspective.
Rodgers, Bruce E. – Teaching Music, 1999
Addresses the role of the professional arts community in reestablishing the arts programs in the Sarasota County's schools and their interaction with the school district. Identifies how the Arts Education Task Force, a committee of arts organizations in Sarasota County, assisted in the development of the Community/Schools Partnership for the Arts.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Community Role, Elementary Education, Fine Arts