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New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1971
The New York Proficiency Examination Program was established by the State Education Department with the cooperation of colleges and universities of the State in an effort to open up the educational opportunities to individuals who had acquired college level knowledge in ways other than through regular classroom attendance. The first section of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Credits, Colleges, Equivalency Tests
Stevenson, Nancy Hargis – 2001
This handbook is designed to help curriculum managers at Oregon's community colleges understand the State Board of Education criteria and processes that support the continued expansion and improvement of instruction. It outlines approval requirements and procedures for Oregon community college associate degrees, certificates of completion,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Certification, Community Colleges, Curriculum Design
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Colardyn, Danielle – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de Pedagogie, 1992
Describes policies of educational validation in the context of European integration, finding assessment of prior learning more effective than equivalent degrees. Distinguishes between two types of arrangements in France, certification through diplomas and assessment of competence, and discusses the relative value placed on each in French society.…
Descriptors: Certification, Comparable Worth, Continuing Education, Degrees (Academic)
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Walker, Kenneth P. – Community College Review, 2001
Makes a case for United States community college baccalaureate degrees by focusing on the Canadian college and university system, which allows its community colleges to grant baccalaureate degrees. Argues that more students will earn bachelors degrees at lower costs to both students and taxpayers without disrupting the community college mission.…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Educationally Disadvantaged
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1996
Based on data provided by college districts to the California Community Colleges' Office of the Chancellor, this report provides information on the number of degrees and certificates awarded by the state's community colleges in 1994-95. Following introductory materials, four tables are provided showing the number of degrees and certificates…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Withnall, A.; And Others – 1982
Economic and organizational aspects of adult and continuing education in Great Britain are examined in this report. After chapter 1 introduces various economic approaches to educational policy, chapter 2 reviews the costs and consequences of policies relating to recurrent education and study leave, adult education and training, paid educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Correspondence Study, Educational Economics
Via, Anthony P., Ed. – 1974
This collection of presentations at the Pacific Northwest Conference on Higher Education includes four papers on the general subject of the place of liberal studies in career education. "Liberal and Career Education: A Pragmatic View" points out that the most practical kind of education that colleges can supply is a strong formation in theory; and…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education
Hanle, Robert V. – 1976
Elizabeth College has been historically a traditional liberal arts institution in the career-oriented programs of business, education, and more recently the health professions. In 1972, the faculty adopted a new nontraditional educational program primarily for adults, called the Center for Community Education. The purpose of the Center was to…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Career Development, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Bennett, Ralph John – 1971
Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, offers a program toward a bachelor's degree by attending evening classes exclusively. During visits made to personnel directors of firms employing 50 or more persons, complete presentations of the entire program were made. Registration was done by mail. Some students received reimbursement from firms,…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Business Administration, College Credits, College Faculty
Hendrickson, Andrew; Aker, George F. – 1972
The third in a series of institutes for the development and improvement of educational programs for older persons dealt with three basic concepts: (1) the need for educational forms other than the classroom; (2) the use of educational processes in the older years as a continuation of education throughout life, rather than as a separate segment;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation
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Merseth, Katherine K. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1985
Describes a Harvard University program where midcareer professionals are being retrained as high school mathematics and science teachers. Factors contributing to the program's success include changing demographics/requirements in secondary schools and participant's desire to share their science knowledge with young people. The program's links to…
Descriptors: Career Change, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers
Clark, Richard; And Others – Spectrum, 1984
cribes an experimental program to bring new, outstanding math and science teachers to the public schools. Nineteen recent college graduates were recruited for a 14-month training program featuring coursework, teaching experience, and employment in the educational division of a local computer firm prior to certification. (TE)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Institutional Cooperation, Mathematics Instruction, School Business Relationship
Levin, John S. – 2002
This paper focuses on the discussion of community colleges as baccalaureate-degree granting institutions. The discussion is based on research projects undertaken in both the U.S. and Canada that investigate the institutionalization of degree programs at community colleges. Colleges in British Columbia and Alberta are baccalaureate as well as…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Bachelors Degrees, College Programs
Leberman, Sarah I. – 1996
The Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation (ARCIC) provides no-fault rehabilitation and compensation to all New Zealanders. In order to meet the training needs created by ARCIC's recent shift to a case management approach, the Victoria University of Wellington instituted a program to train case managers. The 27-week program…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Compensation (Remuneration), Course Descriptions, Cross Cultural Training
Hansen, Evelyn Unes – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1980
The initiation of an individualized baccalaureate degree at the General College of the University of Minnesota led to an increased burden on the faculty. A study identifying how much "real time" faculty spend in advising, with whom, and on what kinds of activities is presented. (JMF)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Educational Counseling, External Degree Programs, Faculty Advisers
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