ERIC Number: ED278307
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-Jul
Pages: 166
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Improving University Teaching. Proceedings. International Conference (11th, Utrecht, The Netherlands, July 2-5, 1985).
Maryland Univ., College Park. Univ. Coll.; Utrecht State Univ., (Netherlands).
Proceedings of the eleventh international conference on improving university teaching are presented. Theme presentations and authors include: "Quality Control in Higher Education: Current Issues in Britain" (Gerald T. Fowler); "Quality Control in Higher Education: A Comparison of Current Issues in Three Countries--The Case of Sweden" (Lennart Levin); "Institutional Approaches to Academic Improvement" (Robert M. Diamond); "How Universal Is Post-Secondary Education? A Look at Intercultural Differences" (Lewis Elton); "Academic Stress: Research Findings on Coping" (Arye Perlberg); and "Academic Stress: Research Findings on Causes" (Peter Seldin). Seminar papers and authors include: "Improving the Teaching-Learning Process through Simulation Laboratories Utilizing Multiple Sources of Feedback: A Norwegian Case Study" (A. Perlberg, Han Gunnar Auganes); and "International Evaluation: Preliminary Report of User Acceptance of International Electronic Document Delivery System" (Roger G. Baker, John Hurley). Also included are opening/closing papers and a symposium paper: "The Medieval University Faces High Technology" (Barbara W. Newell); "Understanding and Reaching Adult Learners" (Nancy K. Schlossberg); and "Ten Principles of Learning Revised in Accordance with Cognitive Psychology: With Implications for Teaching" (Stephen F. Foster). (SW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Case Studies, Cognitive Psychology, College Faculty, College Instruction, Comparative Education, Coping, Educational Quality, Educational Technology, Faculty Development, Feedback, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Quality Control, Simulation, Stress Variables, Teacher Effectiveness
University of Maryland, University College, University Boulevard at Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20742 ($40.00 for four volumes).
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Maryland Univ., College Park. Univ. Coll.; Utrecht State Univ., (Netherlands).
Identifiers - Location: Norway; Sweden; United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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