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Moving A University Or College Toward A Lifelong Learning Orientation, John A. Henschke Edd
Moving A University Or College Toward A Lifelong Learning Orientation, John A. Henschke Edd
John A. Henschke
Extensive research and experiences have been conducted in to the processes necessary for moving a university or college toward a lifelong learning orientation. These ideas are presented here for consideration and assistance for these who wish to implement and test the ideas in new and different contexts. This paper focuses on the following elements: A definition of lifelong learning; Criteria producing a solution to today's lifelong learning issues, Faculty development of good practice oriented toward understanding and helping adults learn; Domains for planning and implementing a successful lifelong learning institution; Understanding developments that will change the environment in which lifelong …
Final Report Of The Community College Chancellor And Presidential Seminar, June 30 2000, Linda Serra Hagedorn
Final Report Of The Community College Chancellor And Presidential Seminar, June 30 2000, Linda Serra Hagedorn
Linda Serra Hagedorn
As part of the Higher Education for a New Century Conference held at the University of Southern California, we convened an invited one-day seminar for community college presidents and chancellors. The invitation list included the chancellors from Los Angeles and Orange County as well as all of the campus presidents from Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Bernardino County. The purpose of the day was to discuss the future of community colleges in southern California and to share ideas, concerns, and best practices. The following provides the minutes and conclusions from the one-day seminar attended by 18 Southern California Community …
Science, Mathematics And Engineering Graduate Education And Students Of Color, Linda Serra Hagedorn
Science, Mathematics And Engineering Graduate Education And Students Of Color, Linda Serra Hagedorn
Linda Serra Hagedorn
Despite the country's general shortage of science, mathematics and engineering (SME) professionals (Holden, 1994), undergraduate education in these fields continues to be more of a "weeding-out" than a cultivation process (Miller, 1993). It may therefore come as little surprise that these fields are predicted to remain dominated by one gender (males) and one race (White) (Grandy, 1997). While the likelihood of students of color entering science, mathematics or engineering fields is slim, for the small number of undergraduate minority students who manage to major in SME the likelihood of remaining in the field and enrolling in subsequent graduate level education …