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Cuellar, Sylvia – 1989
This study (which involved visits to six British universities, reading of university publications, and interviews with university officials) reveals the following three trends concerning how these institutions serve adult learners: (1) a trend toward offering liberal education courses to the general public for personal development; (2) a shift…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Administration, College Curriculum, Educational Policy
Download full textGray, Hanna Holborn – 1981
The question of whether a liberal arts education is the best or the most useful kind of schooling is considered through a historical perspective. While education may be viewed as instrumental to the development of the individual and the overall society, some believe education should provide specific job training. In the first view, the needs of…
Descriptors: College Role, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational History
Nelsen, William C. – 1981
Issues pertaining to effective faculty development programs at colleges and universities are considered, based on interviews with faculty members, administrators, and students at 20 liberal arts colleges. The book is also an outgrowth of the author's role in the Project on Faculty Development in 1979 at the Association of American Colleges.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Employment Practices, Faculty Development
Curtis, Mark H., Ed. – 1981
Prospects for corporate philanthropy in the 1980s and specifically the possibilities for enhanced interest in liberal education were addressed in a panel discussion by John R. Haire of the Council for Financial Aid to Education, Robert L. Payton of Exxon Education Foundation, Virginia B. Smith of Vassar College, and panel moderator Mark H. Curtis…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Economic Factors, Educational Benefits, Employment Potential
Zagoren, Adelaide M., Comp. – 1982
The ways that alumni can contribute to career assistance programs and programs at 13 private schools, colleges, and universities are described in this handbook. In an introductory chapter, Adelaide M. Zagoren shows that career assistance programs help students find practical uses for their education, assist the institution evaluate the results of…
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, Career Counseling, Career Planning
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1982
Challenges faced by administrators and faculty members working to integrate liberal education into the professional curricula are considered in two essays, and exemplary programs at colleges and universities are described. In "Liberal Learning and the Business Students: What Are We Doing? What Should We Be Doing?" David A. Fedo presents…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Programs, Cultural Context, Engineering Education
Richardson, Joan; Rossman, Neil – 1981
During their first quarter, all nonremedial liberal arts students at LaGuardia Community College take an introductory cluster of four courses. These "freedom clusters" use a single body of material and a common analytical method and have, as their fixed elements, courses in philosophy, English composition, and the research paper. Course…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Course Objectives
Ayers, Douglas; And Others – 1980
The University of Victoria Program offers university-level courses mainly in the humanities and the social sciences to prisoners at Matsqui and Kent Institutions. Within this liberal arts approach there is a structural developmental thrust to promote cognitive and moral development and not simply to provide a general education or job skills.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Affective Behavior, Citizenship Responsibility
Council for Financial Aid to Education, New York, NY. – 1977
Essays and brief reports of college/corporate programs and efforts are collected in an effort to show the variety of possible kinds of cooperation. An introductory essay is entitled "What Every Corporate President Ought to Know About Every College President . . . and Vice Versa." These sections and examples follow: (1) Initiatives in…
Descriptors: Administrators, Business, Career Exploration, College Faculty
Sawhill, John C. – 1978
The increasing trend toward specialization in education and reasons why corporations need college graduates educated in the liberal arts are discussed. Individuals are needed by corporations with a broad cultural background and high cognitive capacity for problem-solving and for perceiving profit-taking within the context of moral principles and…
Descriptors: Business, Decision Making Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives
Sawhill, John C. – 1978
The importance of the liberal arts for society as well as for the education of the individual is discussed in this speech. The liberal arts are integral to achieving proficiency in all disciplines; they provide the context of values in which further, specialized development takes place. Liberal education also affords a means of recognizing and…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends
Huber, C. E. – 1979
The 640 member schools of the Association of American Colleges were surveyed in 1978 to determine interest in curriculum on business ethics. It was also attempted to determine how many schools provided their students with a general education program that included basic courses in the nature and operation of American business. The purpose was to…
Descriptors: Business, Business Administration Education, College Curriculum, Curriculum Development
HARRIS, ALBERT J.; AND OTHERS – 1967
TO HELP OVERCOME AN ANTICIPATED 3,000-TEACHER SHORTAGE DURING THE SUMMER OF 1966, THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION COLLABORATED WITH THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK ON AN INTENSIVE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LIBERAL ARTS GRADUATES, RECRUITED NATIONALLY. OF 2,100 SUCH PERSONS WHO ENTERED THE PROGRAM, 1,858 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IT, AND 1,629…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Graduate Students, Inservice Teacher Education, Liberal Arts
Burgess, Marcia; And Others – 1977
The possible existence of grade inflation at the Indiana University at South Bend was examined in this research study, along with possible differences in grades received between the divisions of Education and Arts and Sciences. Questions raised by the Division of Education Ad Hoc Committee on Standards at IUSB prompted the study. The sample…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Faculty, College Students
Adler, Richard R., Ed. – 1970
Reflecting the increased interest in humanities programs for elementary, middle, and secondary schools, this book provides descriptions of humanities programs developed by 35 schools throughout the country. Although the selection of programs represents a variety of approaches (e.g., some open to only high-ability students, others designed for low…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Cultural Context, Elementary Education
