The perceptions of chief academic officers concerning curricular change in accredited small, private, two-year colleges of the south were examined in this study. The researcher interviewed 21 academic deans and vice presidents of institutions with fewer than 600 students for the purpose of investigating the nature of curricular change, the reasons for change, the process of change, the benefits of change, and successful change strategies. / All of the institutions studied were involved in curricular change; the most frequent changes included expansion of computer science and inclusion of upper-division programs. The changes were made in response to internal and external conditions affecting the institution. Institutional exiguity and autonomy expedited the change process. The chief academic officers viewed the changes as beneficial in attracting and retaining students by developing a curriculum that served their educational needs and career goals. / Successful change strategies were synthesized to develop a flow chart depicting the entire change process. The process was viewed as continuous with significant involvement of faculty and administration throughout the planning, implementation, and evaluation stages. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-11, Section: A, page: 3300. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75206 |
| Contributors | GRAHAM, DALE GRAMLING., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 93 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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