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Information Literacy: An Overview, Robin Angeley, Jeff Purdue

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

A 'White Paper' that defines information literacy and explores its impact on teaching and learning.

Wwu Lifestyles Project Iv: Patterns Of Alcohol And Drug Consumption And Consequences Among Western Washington University Students, Patricia M. Fabiano, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Kristoffer W. (Kristoffer Williams) Rhoads, Chris B. Stark

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Results of the Lifestyles IV survey of AOD consumption and consequences among Western students.

Teaching Online: Now We're Talking, Gary R. Brown, Lisa Johnson-Shull

Office of Academic Innovation Publications

A critical review of current literature related to online learning and teaching, with particular focus on the strengths and weaknesses of academic research into the topic.

Fostering Liberatory Teaching: A Proposal For Revising Instructional Assessment Practices, Jane E. Hindman

Publications and Research

Appraises the assumptions that drive standard evaluation methods and compares them to those assumptions that undergird more critical approaches to teaching. Presents an alternative teacher evaluation instrument and explains how it more accurately measures what is said and believed to be effective teaching. Offers statistical evidence supporting the instrument and suggests further steps to foster teaching practices

Nefdc Exchange, Volume 10, Number 2, Spring 2000, New England Faculty Development Consortium

NEFDC Exchange

Contents

Message from the President - Matt Ouellet, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Adult Learning Theory Informs Authentic Assessment - Ellen L. Nuffer, Keene State College

News from Vermont: New Faculty Orientation - Thomas S. Edwards, Castelton College

Teaching for a Change Conference, June 12-14, 2000, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

News from Massachusetts: Using Technology to Promote Active Learning - Bill Heineman, Northern Essex Community College

Searching for Great Assignments - Jeffrey Halprin, Nichols College

Call for papers; Community College Journal of Research and Practice

News from Maine: Discussion as a Way of Teaching - James Berg, University of Maine

Virginia …

Designing And Tailoring School/University Partnerships: A Straightjacket, Security Blanket, Or Just A Loose Coat?, Dannelle D. Stevens, Robert B. Everhart

Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

Formalized partnerships between colleges or universities and public schools have gained in popularity even though their impact remains uncertain. Such partnerships, existing under a variety of terms (the most common of which is Professional Development Schools [PDS}), are meant to bring together the resources and the expertise of the university and those of one or more public schools. PDSs typically center on three fundamental domains of activity: the preparation of new educational professionals, the continuing professional development of current staff, and the collaborative field-based research on issues of common interest.

This paper focuses on the process by which such partnerships …

Enrollment Report - Spring 2000, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Enrollment Reports

The Enrollment Report provides administrative and delivery-site information on enrollment headcount and student credit hours, as well as the demographic characteristics of enrolled students. The purpose of this profile is to provide the undergraduate and graduate enrollments and student credit hour information by college or equivalent academic unit, class, gender and ethnicity.

Reviewing And Renewing General Education: A Practical Guide, Janice S. Green

New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications

The process of reviewing and renewing a program of general education is complex, challenging, and often frustrating. This paper is presented with the aim of facilitating the process from inception to successful conclusion. Practical guidelines and suggestions, derived from long experience as faculty member, academic administrator, and consultant, are offered to assist those responsible for reviewing, evaluating, developing, and implementing general education curricula. Emphasis is placed on collaborative practices, ongoing open communication, thorough planning, and reliable information. It is assumed throughout, that pitfalls can be avoided, obstacles circumvented, and a climate of civility maintained despite the difficulty and scope of …

The Contentious American Debate: The First Amendment And Internet-Based Hate Speech, Paul J. Becker, Bryan Byers, Arthur Jipson

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

No abstract provided.

Labour Market Experiences Of Australian Youth., Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

LSAY Briefing Reports

What happens to our young people when they leave school? This paper draws on research from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) which investigates the long term outcomes of four groups of young people, born in 196, 1965, 1970 and 1975, as well as a sample of young people aged 19 years in 1994 and 1995.

Involving Undergraduates In Research, Thor Hansen

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

A model for involving undergraduates in academic research.

Technical Assistance For Preparation Of The Primary Teacher Training Project., Graeme Withers

Early Childhood Education

Since early 1999 the World Bank has funded a series of projects that seek to improve the Vietnamese primary education system. On Saturday 8 May 1999 the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) contracted the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to provide professional advice as part of the Preparation of Primary Teacher Training Project. Technical assistance was sought in two areas: (i) drawing a representative sample of primary school teachers, and (ii) undertaking a census of primary schools. Three ACER personnel worked on the project, Professor John Izard (project director), Mr Graeme Withers (project manager from 23/7/99) and Dr …

Codebook: The Lsay 1999 Teacher Survey For The Y98 Cohort Technical Paper No. 20, Sue Fullarton

LSAY Technical Reports

Students participating in this LSAY cohort were originally sampled in 1998 from 296 schools nationally. In 1999 the schools from which the original sample of students was drawn took part in a survey to collect information about the features and programs of schools, as well as features of teachers and teaching, which might influence the progress of students in their school and in their later work careers. The survey involved two questionnaires: (1) a school questionnaire to be completed by the principal (or other school representative) and (2) a questionnaire to a sample of ten Year 10 teachers. The assistance …

Top-Down, Routinized Reform In Low-Income, Rural Schools: Nsf's Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative, Robert Bickel, Terry Tomasek, Teresa Hardman Eagle

Leadership Studies Faculty Research

Since 1991, the National Science Foundation has funded fifty-nine state, urban, and rural systemic initiatives. The purpose of the initiatives is to promote achievement in math, science, and technology among all students, and to encourage schools and communities to secure the resources needed to maintain such outcomes. The Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative (ARSI) is a six-state consortium which focuses these efforts on low-income, rural schools. The primary means of accomplishing ARSI's aims is a one-day-one-school site visit, called a Program Improvement Review, done by an ARSI math or science expert. The centrally important Program Improvement Reviews, however, seem to be …

Introduction And Overview To The Innovative Self-Study Final Reports, Wasc Committee

Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Facilities Design, Wasc Committee

Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Steering Committee Reflections, Wasc Committee

Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Student Learning, Wasc Committee

Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Technology, Wasc Committee

Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Scholarship Of Teaching, Wasc Committee

Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Campus Climate, Wasc Committee

Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Staff Learning, Wasc Committee

Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Retention And Time To Degree For Graduation, Wasc Committee

Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Scholarship Of Discovery, Application, And Integration, Wasc Committee

Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Patterns Of Participation In Year 12 And Higher Education In Australia : Trends And Issues, Gary Marks, Nicole Fleming, Michael Long, Julie Mcmillan

LSAY Research Reports

The report examines participation in education in Australia. It addresses several policy and conceptual issues relevant to educational participation. These include rurality, ethnicity, Indigenous status, socioeconomic background, part-time work, individual schools, and psychological factors.

Risk Factors Associated With Ptsd And Major Depression Among Cambodian Refugees In Utah, Robert G. Blair

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

An article written by Robert G. Blair and published in the February 2000 issue of Health & Social Work, pages 23-30.

Finance 2000-01, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Finance

IPEDS Finance annual report contains the following information: • Revenues by source (e.g., tuition and fees, government, private gifts) • Expenses by function (e.g., instruction, research, plant maintenance and operation) • Scholarships, physical plant assets and indebtedness • Assets, liabilities and net assets • Different formats are used based on the institution’s accounting standards

Human Resources 2000-2001, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Human Resources

IPEDS Human Resources annual report contains the following information: • Employees by primary occupational activity, faculty status, full and part time (collected separately for medical schools) • Full-time instructional staff by academic rank, gender and function • Total salary outlay and number of months covered by academic rank and gender

Student Financial Aid 2000-01, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Financial Aid

IPEDS Student Financial Aid annual report contains the following information: • Number and percent of undergraduate and of full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students receiving student financial aid, by type of aid and average amount of aid received

Fall Enrollment 2000-01, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Fall Enrollment

IPEDS Fall Enrollment annual report contains the following information: • Full- and part-time fall enrollments by level, by race/ethnicity and gender of student • Number of students engaged in distance education, by level and location • Age distributions by student level (odd-numbered years) • State of residence of first-time first-year students (even-numbered years) • Total number of students in the entering class • Fall-to-fall retention rates of full-time and part-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (less than 4-year institutions), and first-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students (4-year institutions)