A Four-Step Plan to "Right-Size" the Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Moore, Carol A.; Whittaker, Bob
Titel	A Four-Step Plan to "Right-Size" the Curriculum
Quelle	In: New England Journal of Higher Education, (2013) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-5978
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Development; Higher Education; Cost Effectiveness; Costs; Outcomes of Education; State Colleges; Efficiency; Educational Finance; Budgets; Data Collection; Retrenchment; Vermont + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Cost; Kosten; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Bildungsfonds; Finanzhaushalt; Data capture; Datensammlung
Abstract	A new and rigorous examination of cost structures on the academic side of colleges and universities is needed in order to continue increasing access and serve the historic role of educating future citizens and functioning as an economic driver of society. Only rethinking the development and delivery of the curriculum will address today's issue of cost containment in significant and sustainable ways. Emerging models of cost containment along with policies to ensure efficiencies at the state and system levels are described. This article discusses the following steps, which have brought a savings of nearly 11% of the instructional budget annually to Vermont's Lyndon State College: (1) Launch a process; (2) Collect the "right" data and format the data in ways to make useful comparisons both internally and externally; (3) Start the process with a simple review of the class schedule over the past two or three years; and (4) Develop and implement an ongoing fiscal review of the curriculum. The curricular review plan will provide a methodology to restructuring the curriculum systematically, with data as the driving force, and lay the foundation for further questions about the content and delivery of the undergraduate program leading to additional efficiencies. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	New England Board of Higher Education. 45 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111. Tel: 617-357-9620; Fax: 617-338-1577; e-mail: info@nebhe.org; Web site: http://www.nebhe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01