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Publication Date: 1997
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Finding Proof in the Pudding: the Viability of Reform in Higher Education.
Change, v29 n1 p57-60 Jan-Feb 1997
Describes the Pew Charitable Trusts' Pew Leadership Award for revitalization and reform in higher education and summarizes characteristics of the 45 nominated institutions. The institutions develop portfolios documenting accomplishments in the areas of curriculum redesign, faculty roles and responsibilities, and resource reallocation. Profiles the three winners: Alverno College (Wisconsin), Portland State University (Oregon), and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (New York). (MSE)
Descriptors: Awards, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Geographic Distribution, Higher Education, Innovation, Institutional Characteristics, Organizational Development, Philanthropic Foundations, Portfolios (Background Materials), Program Effectiveness, Resource Allocation, Teacher Responsibility, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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