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Reform means to change, usually a reversion to what is perceived to be a pure original state. It has been used for any change perceived to be positive, however.
Reform can refer to:
In politics:
- Reform movement, a generic term for various social and political movements.
- Reform Movement (disambiguation), a list of specific organizations known as the Reform Movement.
- Reform Party, a list of parties calling themselves the Reform Party or variants thereof.
- Reform Act, a common name for electoral-reform bills in the United Kingdom; they are usually differentiated by their year.
- Reform (think tank), an organization in the United Kingdom that promotes deregulation and business.
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I think its about time we reform higher education to get rid of the costly administrators who add nothing to our learning
MCPerina (Michael Perina) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:53:42 -0000
I think its about time we reform higher education to get rid of the costly administrators who add nothing to our learning
Sisyphus and Higher Education: Those of us laboring for academic reform often feel like Sisyphus, rolling a roc.. http://bit.ly/Bdl3U
NASorg (NAS Scholars) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:42:25 -0000
Sisyphus and Higher Education: Those of us laboring for academic reform often feel like Sisyphus, rolling a roc.. http://bit.ly/Bdl3U
@tylermillage 'The American Prospect' Examines Inequality in Higher Education http://bit.ly/2tPVoN Reform inequality, make yourself useful.
theallygroup (theallygroup) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:45:13 -0000
@tylermillage 'The American Prospect' Examines Inequality in Higher Education http://bit.ly/2tPVoN Reform inequality, make yourself useful.
A Student's-Eye View of Education's Fall and Decline - Explores why a more innovative and progressive approach to education is held back by an institutional mindset that is threatened by, and even hostile to, revolutionary changes.
Meta Description: [ Here we explore why a more innovative and progressive approach to education is held back by an institutional mindset that is threatened by, and even hostile to, revolutionary changes. ]
American Council of Alumni and Trustees - Committed to academic excellence and freedom of expression in higher education.
Meta Description: [ ACTA is a nonprofit educational organization committed to academic freedom and excellence on college and university campuses. It supports programs and policies that encourage high academic standards, strong curricula, and the free exchange of ideas. ]
Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform - Recommends revision of the U.S. Higher Education Act which denies or delays financial aid to students with drug offenses.
Critical Mass - Dedicated to commentary on the state of American academe.
Critical Mass - Dedicated to commentary on the state of American academe.
Discourse on Shamefulness - An essay that argues for the traditional literary canon at the English Department in the University of Houston.
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Foundation Coalition - An NSF-sponsored initiative funding systemic reform in undergraduate engineering education at seven schools.
Meta Description: [ Resources and assistance for campuses in improving their learning environments and curricula. ]
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education - FIRE is a nonprofit educational foundation devoted to free speech, individual liberty, religious freedom, the rights of conscience, legal equality, due process, and academic freedom in American universities.
Higher Education Act: Reauthorization Status and Issues - A review of U.S. federal education policy, including the Higher Education Act, Pell Grants, student loans, teacher training, and distance education.
Impact of Internet on Higher Education - Report examining major university presidents' perceptions of the impact of Internet on education pressures that promote inhibit.
Meta Description: [ Report of large-scale survey examining major university presidents perceptions of the impact of online education. Describes pressures that promote & inhibit Internet use. Extensive bibliography and links. Full dissertation available. Current 2/2001. ]
National Alliance for College Athletics Reform - Dedicated to insuring that big-time college sports do not compromise the educational missions of colleges and universities.
Meta Description: [ Organization for fighting college sports corruption ]
Pope Center for Higher Education Policy - Conservative public policy organization publishing white papers and other reports on how to improve higher education. Global in interest, but having a special emphasis on North Carolina.
Re-envisioning the Ph.D. Project - Dedicated to fostering national/international discussion and initiatives that address the question: How can we re-envision the Ph.D. to meet the societal needs of the 21st Century?
Meta Description: [ Dedicated the re-envisioning the Ph.D. to meet the societal needs of the 21st century ]
Rutgers After Lawrence: Reforming a Once-Great University - Faculty essay on the reforms needed at Rutgers University to strengthen academics and reduce the destructive impact of Division I athletics.
Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship - Goals, activities, newsletter, membership info, and articles on current issues from SAFS, which seeks to uphold academic freedom and high standards against political correctness at universities in Canada.
Student Diversity Program at Cal State Fullerton - The SDP is designed to address the retention of At Risk students. Using unconventional methods of intervention, SDP has demonstrated over 90% success at California State University, Fullerton.
Meta Description: [ The Student Diversity Program (SDP) at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is a program primarily concerned with the low rate of graduation among the 'at-risk' student population. The SDP was originally designed to assist African American athletes, but now has expanded to assist 'at-ris... ]
Student Loan Hell - Biblical argument for abolishing the ban on student loan bankruptcy discharge, as well as links to other student loan information sites.
The Collegiate Way: Residential Colleges and Higher Education Reform - Reforming campus life by dividing large universities into small residential colleges like those at Oxford and Cambridge.
Meta Description: [ Renewing campus life by dividing large universities into small, diverse, faculty-led residential colleges. Home of the residential college movement. ]
The Futures Project - Analysis of the role market forces play in higher education with the goal of developing and implementing thoughtful, market-oriented policy options.
The Irascible Professor - Irreverent commentary on the state of education in America today, by Dr. Mark H. Shapiro and guest writers.
Meta Description: [ Irreverent commentary on the state of education in America today. ]
The Learning Community Commons - The National Learning Communities Project provides cutting-edge academic learning community work in undergraduate education across the United States.
The National Academy for Academic Leadership - The academy educates academic decision makers to be leaders institutional change that improves student learning. Administrators and faculty will develop the knowledge and skills to effect systemic institutional change.
Meta Description: [ Home page of The National Academy for Academic
Leadership: Leadership that Transforms Learning ]
The Pew Charitable Trusts - Reports from research grantees addressing issues in higher education reform.
Meta Description: [ The Quality Counts survey—a project of the Pew Center on the States and published annually since 1994—tracks achievement in education by state by evaluating schools on a range of critical indicators. ]
The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty of America's Campuses - How university administrators, particularly in campus student affairs divisions, have abridged the civil liberties of students and faculty members, and what can be done to redress the problem.
Meta Description: [ The Shadow University ]
Tuition-free MIT - A radical proposal arguing that schools such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which have many ties to wealthy corporations, should not charge their students tuition.
UEdge - Providing case study analysis and informed opinions about higher education policy and works to assist students and the general public to understand key issues that affect them.
University of Illinois College of Medicine Expose - A brief expose by a former medical student of the practices which occurred at the largest medical school in the Midwest in the 1990s.
University Secrets: An Indictment of Higher Education - University Secrets is the full text of a book describing higher education's failure to educate students and its exploitive transfers of funds. It criticizes grades, SATs, tracking, and housing policies.
Vermont Campus Compact - A higher education organization promoting greater institutional commitment to community service, service learning, and local partnerships
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