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ERIC Number: EJ306958
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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U.S. Colleges Not Realizing Their Full Potential, Panel Says; Urges a National Debate on Quality.
Scully, Malcolm G.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v29 n9 p1,34 Oct 24 1984
The NIE Study Group on the Conditions of Excellence in Higher Education calls on colleges and universities to revitalize liberal education and set higher standards for graduation. This news report notes the realities of student learning, curricular coherence, the quality of facilities, faculty morale, and academic standards that no longer measure up to expectations. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Curriculum, College Faculty, Educational Quality, General Education, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Position Papers, Undergraduate Study, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Blue Ribbon Commissions; Excellence in Education; National Institute of Education