This 42-month project at the University of Denver (Colorado) developed materials and faculty development activities concerning application of Kitchener and King's reflective judgment theory. Testing and implementation were at the University of Denver and Bowling Green State University (Ohio) and the University of Missouri (Columbia). The model…

Essays on the role of religion in higher education include: "Should God Get Tenure?" (David W. Gill); "On Being a Professor: The Case of Socrates" (Bruce R. Reichenbach); "Academic Excellence: Cliche or Humanizing Vision?" (Merold Westphal); "Religion, Science, and the Humanities in the Liberal Arts Curriculum" (H. Newton Maloney); "Tolstoy and…

Documenting the 1998 spring session, this report provides resolutions considered by the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges. The resolutions that passed are divided into the following sections: (1) academic senate; (2) accreditation; (3) affirmative action/cultural diversity; (4) articulation and transfer; (5) budget and finance;…

This project examined the long term effects of the Experimental College Program at the University of California, Berkeley, in the 1960s through interviews with 40 of the 200 students who completed the program and a questionnaire sent to program participants and similar nonparticipants (n=104). A team of 6 faculty taught 150 students, admitted…

The availability of timely, reliable, and valid measures of the work performed by the administration at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) enables the university to manage its enrollment and preserve the quality of academic programs and support services. The information in this fact book constitutes the empirical foundation of the…

This document proposes a revision of the Carnegie Classification of Higher Education Institutions in its classification of Associate of Arts colleges with reliance on readily available data. Based on the findings of a nationwide study of community college curriculum, the document outlines a new classification system developed according to…

This fact book for Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) for 1997-2001 details the history and organization of the College, as well as the population served, the campuses and extended learning institute, and accreditation, degrees, certificates, and curricula offered. Highlights include: (1) the unduplicated headcount for 2000-2001 was…

This essay examines the ways in which philosophy, as a discipline, has been influenced by feminist scholarship in the field. It explains that in the 1970s feminist philosophers introduced questions regarding personal life and sexuality as matters for philosophical analysis, and that scholars began to challenge the notions of the Western canon.…

It is recommended that librarians be involved in college curriculum development. The role of libraries has not been seriously considered for distance study, and there are problems of library service delivery in sparsely populated rural areas. Great effort should be made to extend equivalent services in distance education to preserve educational…

A brief overview of trends in assessment in psychology degrees is presented. Both natural evolutionary changes in education and external, professionally-based forces have exerted considerable influence upon both the psychology curriculum and the methods of assessment to which psychology students have been subjected. (MLW)

Analyzes the findings of a study conducted to: (1) identify the type of history courses offered by community colleges; (2) compare the relative strength of history enrollments in relation to total humanities and total college enrollments; and (3) identify, on the basis of enrollments, the most popular history courses. (JP)

In successful cooperative relationships, colleges and corporations share in the development of corporate education programs. The successful firm keeps abreast of change by constantly adding to employee skills. College credits encourage employees, and the large corporation can provide excellent training in specific job skills. (MSE)

Results of a national survey of community college human services programs include the number and types of such programs, curricular emphases, student and faculty characteristics, and graduates' employment experiences. Suggestions for greater profession-institution interactions and involvement are made. (MSE)

Describes Emeritus College, a college within the College of Marin (California), designed to meet the continuing education needs of adults in or preparing for retirement. Discusses its development in terms of a preliminary needs assessment, obtaining funds, staffing, community involvement, curriculum planning, and improving program accessibility.…

Liberal arts colleges have abandoned their goal of education for the university-college model of education-for-a-job. The need for a new model is discussed. Colleges need to establish a central theme: "a curricular career of learning how to learn and accepting the responsibilities of leadership." (Author/MLW)