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Kintzer, Frederick C. – 1980
This review of tax limitation legislation and its impact on the community college, begins by examining the provisions of this type of legislation, its historical precedents, the extent to which tax limitation legislation was passed in the 1970's, and its implications for local control of community college services. Next, it is noted that…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Programs, College Role, Community Colleges
Reichard, Donald J.; And Others – 1980
A modified form of vector analysis is examined that was applied to graphs depicting the number of undergraduate student credit hours taken by majors and nonmajors in each of 18 arts and sciences departments. The analysis permitted the identification of instructional service strategies adopted by various academic units and the evaluation of the…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Credits, College Curriculum, College Programs
Budig, Jeanne E.; And Others – 1980
The cost/productivity of academic program clusters at Lincoln University, Missouri, was studied in fall 1979. The study was designed to: provide useful information to the academic decision makers; provide information by which Lincoln University costs can be compared with external standards; and to make management information more accessible and…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Career Choice, College Credits, College Programs
von Kuster, Thomas, Jr. – 1980
Results from the first federally sponsored study of the chiropractic health care profession are presented, and a broad range of facts and issues of concern to policy-makers, the profession, and the public are described. The two-year project included three national surveys of: service providers (doctors of chiropractic in practice more than two…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Programs, Costs, Degree Requirements
MCGRATH, G.D.; AND OTHERS – 1962
REPORTED HERE ARE EVALUATIVE FINDINGS OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANS. DATA PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INDIAN TRIBES, AND OTHERS WERE COLLECTED AND ORGANIZED FOR ANALYSIS. INTERVIEWS AND QUESTIONNAIRES WERE THEN USED TO OBTAIN DATA FROM 43 HIGHER EDUCATION…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Failure, American Indians
Haugh, Oscar M., Ed. – 1969
Chief officers of the Association of Departments of English, the Modern Language Association, and the National Council of Teachers of English met in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 17-18, 1968, to determine what recommendations might be made for doctoral programs in English Education. The conclusions reached were based on surveys of existing…
Descriptors: College Programs, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
Shelton, Dick – 1973
A study of the literature on reading can introduce teachers to current methods for improving reading instruction. One current approach is the individualized reading program, in which children read trade books; such a program is built around individual conferences devoted to the accomplishment of individual objectives. A second approach, the…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, College Programs, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education
Bachert, Russel E., Jr. – 1977
The directory represents a compilation of 61 institutions of higher education in the United States that offer a degree program or a concentration within a degree program in any of the following related areas: outdoor education, environmental education, conservation education, or environmental interpretation. All institutions are indexed…
Descriptors: Affiliated Schools, College Credits, College Programs, Conservation Education
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Colorado Coll., Colorado Springs. – 1975
This report summarizes the activities of Colorado College in establishing a Southwestern Studies Program. Designed for the undergraduate level, this program is an interdisciplinary, interracial cultural study of the American southwest including its land, people, the relations of land and people, and racial and cultural issues. The report includes…
Descriptors: American Culture, American Indian Culture, American Studies, Area Studies
Hall-Mitchum, Dora E. – 1976
The Pre-College Social Development Program (PCSD) at Ohio State University is designed to provide structured direction, support, and reinforcement in the area of affective concerns which affect academic performances of college bound minority students. The PCSD believes that achievement motivation can be retained and increased through the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Affective Behavior, College Bound Students
Curran, Faye, Comp. – 1976
This document is divided into three sections: descriptions of program models, samples of practical materials, and reports of research. Included are papers dealing with such topics as individualized reading diagnosis and instruction on the community college level, junior college reading programs for training teacher aides, an instructional team…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Innovation, Experimental Programs
Shapiro, Steven L.
The paper deals with certificate programs in community colleges in which students are required to complete 15-32 credits, usually in one year. The paper argues in favor of technical as opposed to nontechnical programs, suggesting that the former are more meaningful to the majority of students who are career oriented than the latter. Three…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates
Sorand, Christian – Bulletin (Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association), 1973
This article attempts an analysis of the present-day French university system and an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of the educational reforms which have been instituted since the upheaval of May 1968. Educational legislation relevant to the new directions in the French universities is discussed, as well as the organization of the…
Descriptors: Activism, College Curriculum, College Programs, Course Organization
Spencer, Gary D. – 1970
A program designed to provide instruction in fundamental English, mathematics, science, and reading skills to 200 students entering college under a federally supported open enrollment plan is described. The program began as a 6-weeks summer program aimed at diagnosing needs of students and offering them assistance with reading and study skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Admission, College Freshmen, College Programs
Campbell, James H. – 1972
If students are to learn as much as they can, they should themselves choose what they wish to study. College faculties who set up course requirements, for whatever ostensible reason, are usurping a function which belongs to the student. Explicit guidance, in the form of advice from a faculty member, is better than the implicit guidance of course…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction
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