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The Academic Workplace (Fall/Winter 1991): Windmills & General Education Reform, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Zelda F. Gamson, Sandra Kanter Oct 1991

The Academic Workplace (Fall/Winter 1991): Windmills & General Education Reform, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Zelda F. Gamson, Sandra Kanter

The Academic Workplace

No abstract provided.


Case Study #1 - Weservall University, Sandra Kanter Oct 1991

Case Study #1 - Weservall University, Sandra Kanter

New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications

In the collegial environment of a mid-sized urban University, faculty and administrators struggle with devising appropriate strategies for developing a set of general education requirements that can meet the multiple needs of a campus with a history of decentralized decision making. While some colleges vie with each other for increased enrollments, other units see general education as an opportunity to reinforce discipline specific goals; in addition, the perception of professional schools influences the ways in which the discussions and decisionmaking process are shaped.


Case Study #3 - Mystic College, Sandra Kanter Oct 1991

Case Study #3 - Mystic College, Sandra Kanter

New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications

In an effort to develop a more effective niche in a highly competitive higher education market, a tradition bound mid-sized private college known for its professional schools decides to overhaul its general education requirements. After formulating a bold curricular proposal, the institution is buffeted by the various demands and needs of campus politics and the inevitable challenges to tradition that such innovations bring. The proposal is subject to the contrary interpretations of policy and institutional history by board, faculty, and administration.


Case Study #2 - Littleton State University, Sandra Kanter Oct 1991

Case Study #2 - Littleton State University, Sandra Kanter

New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications

A small public liberal arts institution receives word that its accreditation is in jeopardy. Though Littleton State is proud of its strong academic and professional majors and its recent institutional efforts to attack a new market of students, it must now decide the best way to examine its general education requirements or risk losing its accreditation. The case study outlines the process which the college follows in its efforts to maintain accreditation while still preserving its traditions and commitment to academic excellence. The case exemplifies the importance of examining possible internal risks as an institution responds to external pressures to …


1991 Commencement - 22nd Annual Commencement Exercises, Nova Southeastern University Jun 1991

1991 Commencement - 22nd Annual Commencement Exercises, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

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1991 Commencement Exercises - Southeastern University Of The Health Sciences Graduation 1991, Nova Southeastern University Jun 1991

1991 Commencement Exercises - Southeastern University Of The Health Sciences Graduation 1991, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.


1991 Commencement - 22nd Annual Commencement Exercises - Undergraduate Program, Nova Southeastern University Jun 1991

1991 Commencement - 22nd Annual Commencement Exercises - Undergraduate Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.


1991 Commencement - 15th Annual Law School Commencement, Nova Southeastern University May 1991

1991 Commencement - 15th Annual Law School Commencement, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.


Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Program, May 18, 1991. May 1991

Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Program, May 18, 1991.

Bryant University Commencements

Bryant University Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Program, May 18, 1991.


Archway Commencement Issue, May 18, 1991. May 1991

Archway Commencement Issue, May 18, 1991.

Archway (1946-2020)

1991 Archway Commencement Issue


Graduate School Commencement Exercises Program, May 17, 1991 May 1991

Graduate School Commencement Exercises Program, May 17, 1991

Bryant University Commencements

Graduate School Commencement Exercises Program, May 17, 1991.


The Academic Workplace (Spring/Summer 1991): Stalking The People's Schools: The Roots And Harvest Of The Comprehensive Sector, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Zelda F. Gamson, Dorothy E. Finnegan, Craig E. Daniels, Janet D. Daniels Apr 1991

The Academic Workplace (Spring/Summer 1991): Stalking The People's Schools: The Roots And Harvest Of The Comprehensive Sector, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Zelda F. Gamson, Dorothy E. Finnegan, Craig E. Daniels, Janet D. Daniels

The Academic Workplace

No abstract provided.


Volume 14, No. 1, Spring 1991, Bryant University Apr 1991

Volume 14, No. 1, Spring 1991, Bryant University

Bryant Review (1978-1997)

No abstract provided.


V. 59, No 3, February 7, 1991 Feb 1991

V. 59, No 3, February 7, 1991

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.


Volume 13, No. 4, Winter 1991, Bryant University Jan 1991

Volume 13, No. 4, Winter 1991, Bryant University

Bryant Review (1978-1997)

No abstract provided.


Part-Time: 1991-92, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee Jan 1991

Part-Time: 1991-92, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Bolton Street

Courses for the College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1.


Fulltime Courses 1991-92, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee Jan 1991

Fulltime Courses 1991-92, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Bolton Street

Courses for the College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1.


College Of Technology, Bolton Street Prospectus 1991-92, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee Jan 1991

College Of Technology, Bolton Street Prospectus 1991-92, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Bolton Street

Courses for the College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1.


Transforming The Curriculum, The Mission Statement, The Strategic Goals: A Success Story, Nancy Topping Bazin Jan 1991

Transforming The Curriculum, The Mission Statement, The Strategic Goals: A Success Story, Nancy Topping Bazin

Women's & Gender Studies Faculty Publications

Old Dominion University, a state university in Norfolk, Virginia, enrolling approximately 16,000 students, has successfully established the goal of achieving diversity in what is taught, who does the teaching, and who is being taught. Since 1986, faculty have had to include the perspectives, contributions, and concerns of women, minorities, and/or non-Western cultures1 in courses that fulfill general education requirements. The university's mission statement and its strategic goals emphasize curriculum transformation and the attraction of more women and male minorities into the faculty and student body. In its 1989 report, the Virginia Commission on the University of the 21st Century …


Apprentice: 1991-92, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee Jan 1991

Apprentice: 1991-92, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Bolton Street

Courses for the College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1.