Saving Higher Education: The Integrated, Competency–Based Three–Year Bachelor′s Degree Program - Hardcover

Bradley, Martin J.; Seidman, Robert H.; Painchaud, Steven R.

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ISBN 10: 0470888199 ISBN 13: 9780470888193

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2011

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While the central focus of the book is on the three-year baccalaureate degree, one of its major strengths is a highly focused, research-based discussion of innovative approaches to curriculum and program design. These innovations, such as competency-driven curricula, collaborative learning, and course management systems, hold promise for improving both efficiency and quality. For example, applying the technique shown in the book for identifying duplication among courses and treating curriculum as an interconnected system for facilitating the attainment of program competencies could likely bring significant benefits for many postsecondary institutions and their students. Owing to the strength of such contributions, this book would be of value not just to those who may be interested in the adoption of three-year baccalaureate degrees, but to others with broader interests in the reform of education in universities and colleges. Michael L. Skolnik, OISE, University of Toronto, for the Canadian Journal of Higher Education (Revue canadienne d enseignement superieur), Volume 42, No. 3

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Colleges and universities are under pressure from the government, students, and parents to make higher education more efficient and cost-effective. Based on Southern New Hampshire University s highly successful competency-based three-year bachelors degree program the longest running in the country this book provides a blueprint for creating, sustaining, and growing such a program at an institution of any type and size. The book offers a proven model that not only cuts student costs by 25%, but significantly reduces program delivery costs. The 120-credit six-semester competency-based integrated curriculum approach focuses on student learning as opposed to seat-time, and research shows above average academic student success.

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• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470888199
• ISBN 13: 9780470888193
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240