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Notas Para Una Agenda De Investigación Sobre El Académico En La Educación Superior Mexicana, Jesús F. Galaz-Fontes Sep 1999

Notas Para Una Agenda De Investigación Sobre El Académico En La Educación Superior Mexicana, Jesús F. Galaz-Fontes

Jesús Francisco Galaz Fontes

Asociado a las recientes transformaciones de la educación superior Mexicana ha emergido un nuevo "académico" al que, a pesar de los esfuerzos realizados a la fecha, todavía no conocemos satisfactoriamente. Tomando en cuenta dichas transformaciones, la investigación realizada en el país, la tradición Estadounidense respectiva y una visión sustentada en el hecho de trabajar como académico en una institución publica estatal, este trabajo identifica, respecto del académico, algunas áreas que demandan una mayor atención. Las áreas identificadas se agrupan en seis categorías: (1) aspectos históricos; (2) información censal y características sociodemográficas; (3) la delimitación del trabajo académico; (4) la carrera …


Partnering With Homeschoolers: Part Time Education In Public Schools, Victoria Caruana Sep 1999

Partnering With Homeschoolers: Part Time Education In Public Schools, Victoria Caruana

Victoria Caruana, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Report On The Elementary Teacher Survey Pilot Study On Behalf Of The Columbus Urban Systemic Initiative, Steven R. Rogg Jun 1999

Report On The Elementary Teacher Survey Pilot Study On Behalf Of The Columbus Urban Systemic Initiative, Steven R. Rogg

Steven R Rogg

This report completes the pilot study conducted by the Columbus Public Schools’ (CPS) Urban Systemic Initiative (USI)1 and the Center for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching in Mathematics Science and Technology (The Center@IMSA) of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA). This initial pilot study was designed to test the Elementary Teacher Survey prepared by the USI Teacher Support Teams. A validation study, to follow in the spring, will seek evidence of program impact on teaching practices in science and mathematics classrooms. In other words, it will validate the findings of the Elementary Teacher Survey via direct classroom observation …


Lessons Learned From A Study Of Fraternity Advising, Charles G. Eberly Feb 1999

Lessons Learned From A Study Of Fraternity Advising, Charles G. Eberly

Charles G. Eberly

This paper presented lessons I learned from a study of fraternity advising. It summarized the major themes I found in a qualitative study of seven successful fraternity advisors who worked with seven successful fraternity chapters on seven difference campuses. The work was focused on finding a model of excellence with which to generate guidelines for advising college fraternities at the chaper level.


Home For The Holidays: A Red-Flag, Carry-In, Reclaiming Intervention, John Hill Jan 1999

Home For The Holidays: A Red-Flag, Carry-In, Reclaiming Intervention, John Hill

John W. Hill

No abstract provided.


La Experiencia Universitaria Y La Profesión Académica, Jesús F. Galaz-Fontes Jan 1999

La Experiencia Universitaria Y La Profesión Académica, Jesús F. Galaz-Fontes

Jesús Francisco Galaz Fontes

La identificación, reclutamiento y fomento al desarrollo de futuros académicos es de vital importancia para la renovación de la profesión académica. Este trabajo discute la influencia de la experiencia universitaria en la decisión de los estudiantes de perseguir una carrera académica. Considerando la naturaleza del trabajo académico, se describen algunas de las características personales más apropiadas para dicho trabajo; así como la manera en como la experiencia universitaria tiene un impacto sobre ellas. Luego de concebir la decisión de convertirse en académico como una elección vocacional, el trabajo concluye con la recomendación de algunas políticas que pudieran ser útiles para …


Journalism/ Mass Communication Program World Wide Web Sites: Content, Functionality And Promotional Value, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr Jan 1999

Journalism/ Mass Communication Program World Wide Web Sites: Content, Functionality And Promotional Value, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr

Douglas J. Swanson, Ed.D APR

Despite the popularity of promotionally-oriented Web sites within journalism/ mass communication programs in higher education, there has been little examination of sites and their contents. Almost no research has focused on visual, informational, and operational enhancements, or how Web sites of different higher education programs in the discipline differ from each other. This research addresses some of the unanswered questions about how journalism/ mass communication Web sites use enhancements to communicate with online users.


Assessment Issues And Practice In Residential Education., Deborah Grandner, John D. Foubert Dec 1998

Assessment Issues And Practice In Residential Education., Deborah Grandner, John D. Foubert

John D. Foubert

Issues and ideas on how to conduct assessment in college and university residence life programs are reviewed.