“If you want to be a great leader, you must learn to follow the Tao. Stop trying to control. Let go of fixed plans and concepts, and the world will govern itself.” -Lao Tzu, Tao te Ching (ca. 500 BC China) “The nature of the sky is originally clear, But by gazing…
Read more“The teacher’s problem is that of inducing a vital and personal experiencing.” -John Dewey, The Child and the Curriculum For teachers of composition, Dewey’s “problem” is ultimately one of relevance. Our students are growing up in a markedly different world from that of our own adolescences. Much that we accepted as permanent has become…
Read moreThe government is finding ways to improve public service, encourage competition and promote economic growth by giving access and free use of publicly funded datasets for these purposes. The college is concerned, though, that the application of these principles to universities (which are private charitable bodies, though partly publicly funded) will have unintended consequences which…
Read moreA vital part of our mission, and something that makes us distinctive from most university departments, is our emphasis on improving the access and use of research data outside of academia. This is underpinned by a realization that research will only make a difference if it can be converted into initiatives that change practice. With…
Read moreFederal systems have the capability of linking institutions, however configured for governing purposes, to each other and to state government through four central work processes: information management, program planning, budgeting, and articulation. These work processes are managed by a statewide agency with enough support and delegated authority to compel institutional attention to state priorities. Federal…
Read moreCanadian Universities The compiler of this page does not have a list of e-mail addresses for universities; does not have information about which universities offer programs in a particular field of study; does not have a list of institutions that offer courses over the Internet. *member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada…
Read moreAmerican Universities As home pages are found for American Universities granting bachelor or advanced degrees, they are added here, one page per university. If you know of pages for universities not listed here, please drop us a line. Select the first letter of the university: [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J]…
Read moreThe higher education sector is changing and evolving rapidly with the move to greater private funding and the encouragement of greater competition through diversity of provision. Higher education institutions are already subject to the Freedom of Information Act and recognise the work done to provide support and clarification on how this legislation applies to universities.…
Read moreThe primary goal of educators in every public school and district across the country has always been to provide a solid educational foundation for all students. Such a foundation is key to students’ eventual success in higher education, the workforce, and, in a broader sense, their adult lives as citizens and heads of their own…
Read moreWe think we know some useful things about what happens to students on the way to a college degree. We still have to make some educated guesses as to why it happens, but perhaps research will gain more insight into causal factors in the next years. At this point, however, the sheer volume of information…
Read moreThe realization that teachers of young adolescents need specialized professional preparation is not a recent phenomenon. For over seventy-five years, the literature has included calls for these preparation programs. Unfortunately however, significant numbers of teacher preparation institutions, state departments of education, licensure agencies, and others have chosen to ignore the need for these teachers and…
Read moreWhile our understanding of the process of teaching, learning, and schooling has improved recently, more must be accomplished. Rapid societal changes are necessitating that we construct a new image of the process of schooling in general, and the process of teaching and learning science in particular. An interdisciplinary cadre of researchers and educators is building…
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