Saving higher education : the integrated, competency-based three-year bachelor's degree program / Martin J. Bradley, Robert H. Seidman, Steven R. Painchaud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradley, Martin J.

Contributor:

Seidman, Robert H.

Painchaud, Steven R.

Series:

Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--United States.

Education, Higher.

United States.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

xx, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2012]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1 The Need for Change: Why Some Institutions Will Embrace New Pathways to the Bachelor's Degree 1

2 Core Components of Integrated Three-Year Programs 23

3 Curriculum Reformulation: Courses into Modules 45

4 The Case for an Integrated Three-Year Model 63

5 Results, Analysis, and Proof of Concept 81

6 Value-Added Dimensions of Integrated Three-Year Degrees 103

7 Comparing Three-Year Degree Models 127

8 Stakeholders' Questions and Answers 139

9 The Three-Year University 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780470888193

0470888199

OCLC:

726822932