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Teachers, Students, and Ideological Bias in the College Classroom. Wicked Problems Forum: Freedom of Speech at Colleges and Universities
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Mazer, Joseph P. – Communication Education, 2018
Discussions surrounding ideology and free speech on college and university campuses continually occur in the popular press. In this forum, Herbeck (see EJ1171161) chronicles several heated clashes over free speech that have recently erupted on campuses across the country, fueling news stories reported through traditional and social media. Issues…
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, College Environment, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Ideology
The Extent of the Contribution of the Educational Environment of Najran University in Developing Creative and Innovative Enterprises among the University Students
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Nimer, Ameen Mohammad – Journal of Educational Issues, 2016
This study aims at identifying the reality of stimulating educational environment for creativity at the Najran University (NU), and the importance of the availability of certain influencing factors, which in turn contribute to the provision of innovative and creative projects. Reviewing the literature and related studies, the importance of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Environment, Creativity, Innovation
A Fresh Look at Student Engagement. Annual Results 2013
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National Survey of Student Engagement, 2013
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), launched in 2000 and updated in 2013, documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, National Surveys, Educational Quality, Student Characteristics
Some Things We Should Forget.
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Kuh, George D. – About Campus, 1996
Claims that, to prepare students for the future workplace, some notions are best forgotten. Educators must design seamless learning approaches, and institutional policies and practices must engage students in a variety of learning activities. Schools should cultivate an institutional ethos that promotes involvement in educationally purposeful…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Education Work Relationship, Expectation
The Collegiate Ideal in the Twenty-First Century.
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Chickering, Arthur W.; Kytle, Jackson – New Directions for Higher Education, 1999
Whatever forms they take, colleges of the 21st century must incorporate the educational fundamentals that underlie traditional residential institutions. Key ingredients of these educationally powerful environments include clear purposes, maximization of human interaction, pedagogies for active learning, recognition of individual differences,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Active Learning, College Environment, College Role
A Preliminary Study of the Feasibility and Utility for National Policy of Instructional "Good Practice" Indicators in Undergraduate Education. Contractor Report.
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National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, Boulder, CO. – 1994
This paper on the feasibility of using teaching practices as indicators of student learning was developed as part of an ongoing project to develop a process for the assessment of college student learning in the context of National Education Goal 5, Objective 5, which aims to increase the proportion of college graduates with "advanced ability…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Class Size, College Environment, College Outcomes Assessment