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Taafee, Thomas; Litwak, Eleanor – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1980
The first campus of a college (College of New Rochelle) to be established in the headquarters of a union (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) is described as a pioneering model of cooperation between labor and higher education. (MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Credits, Contracts, Experiential Learning
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Dressel, Paul L. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1979
This article compares and contrasts various types of external degree and nontraditional graduate programs including their organization, objectives, and problems. (JMF)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Coordination, Educational Cooperation
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Armstrong, Dennis A.; Ottenheimer, Howard M. – Journal of Drug Education, 1979
Competency based education is a model which can be utilized for training and evaluating alcohol and drug abuse personnel. An identification and assessment process is described relating to the development and implementation of a competency based bachelor's degree program for students majoring in alcohol and drug abuse related areas. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Bachelors Degrees, College Students, Competency Based Education
McMahon, Daniel R. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1978
It is suggested that student learning through cooperative education programs should be evaluated in terms of stated objectives, and that it should be the basis for awarding degree credit. Purposes of, responsibility for, time of, and means of evaluation are discussed. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: College Credits, Cooperative Education, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
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Smart, John M.; Evans, Charles – Journal of Higher Education, 1977
State policymakers' attitudes toward time-shortened degree programs were investigated through a questionnaire sent to legislators and directors of statewide governing or coordinating boards. Credit by examination and early college entrance are seen as among the best methods of time shortening; reducing requirements, among the poorest. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Acceleration, Adult Students, Advanced Placement, Bachelors Degrees
Murray, David R. – 1989
Creating alternative opportunities for mid- and late-career change teacher education candidates has been a controversial issue in teacher education for a number of years. Many professional teacher organizations and teacher education societies have resisted or discouraged the development of programs which opened their doors to professionals in…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Career Change, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Rountree-Wyly, Jeanie; Lambert, Joanne – 1988
Despite the abundance of information available regarding enrollment trends in higher education, few institutions are adequately prepared to offer educational experiences tailored for the newest phenomenon on campus, the adult part-time student. This group is expected to make up almost half of the undergraduate student body by 1992. Many of these…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Students, College Programs, Educational Needs
Department of the Army, Washington, DC. – 1978
This pamphlet is designed to provide information concerning high school completion programs available to spouses of Army service members. Opportunities and eligibility requirements are defined for those who desire to earn a high school diploma through the Adult Public School Diploma Program, a state equivalency certificate through the General…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Armed Forces, Dependents
Lehane, Stephen; Goldman, Richard – 1975
This paper describes an experimental Bachelor of Arts program at Kent State University which is tailored to recognize field accomplishments and, at the same time, to meet the special needs of experienced early childhood workers. The program is designed for individuals who have had minimal exposure to higher education due to economic hardship. The…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Career Ladders, Child Caregivers, Correspondence Study
Mickelson, Susan, Comp. – 1975
In 1971, the Council for University Women's Progress first prepared tables which compared all Ph.D's attained by women to those attained by men in the same fields. This document brings this data up to date and supplements it with tables on master's and bachelor's degrees, as well as first professional degrees. The tables show data such as the…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, Females, Graduate Study
Kearney, Kevin E., Ed. – 1970
The reflections of 79 participants attending a national conference on special adult degree programs are synthesized. The central theme of the first session was the identification of the most appropriate content for a liberal studies curriculum. Session 2 expressed concern over major problems: the transient nature of man; the role of accrediting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Students, Attitudes
Watson, Cicely – 1973
In 1967 the OECD Committee for Scientific and Technical Personnel launched a series of case studies concerning problems of innovation in higher education. The present report on the New College systems in Canada reflects the OECD higher education program concerning problems faced by countries in planning and setting up new structures of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives
Watsky, Claire – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1978
Results of a 13-item questionnaire mailed to Iona College graduates who had received "life experience" credits as part of their undergraduate degree are presented. The purpose of the study was to determine the acceptability of life-experience credits by graduate schools to improve advising and advocacy activities. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Credits, Credentials, Experiential Learning
Keiffer, Elisabeth – Woman's Day, 1986
Colleges and universities have responded to the need of adults to possess academic credentials by designing programs flexible enough to fit any situation. Portfolio assessment, independent study, credit-by-exam, and credit for prior learning are among the ways people earn degrees. Some women's experiences and sources for study cited. (MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Certification, College Credits, Educational Experience
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Office of Institutional Research and Analysis. – 2003
This document presents the data on degrees and certificates earned at the University of Hawaii Community Colleges during fiscal year 2001-02. The data presented are for the following community colleges: (1) Windward; (2) Hawaii; (3) Honolulu; (4) Kapi'olani; (5) Kaua'i; (6) Leeward; and (7) Maui. The data are presented in the format of tables and…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Credentials, Degrees (Academic)
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