Instructional Resources Handbook for Higher Education.

Overview & Synopsis

Six annotated bibliographies and lists of resource materials and organizations are presented as aids to faculty teaching graduate courses in higher education as a discipline. The first bibliography, "Bibliographies of Higher Education," (Peter P. Olevnik), is designed as a guide for the graduate student to general and special reference sources related to the field of higher education. A second bibliography, "A General Bibliography for the College Teacher," (Bruce Bennard, Sharon Mailey, and Frank T. Stritter), is organized into sections corresponding to the components of a systematic approach to instruction, including establishing objectives and pre-assessment, attitudes and values, developing tests, instructional formats, media, simulations, and course/program evaluation. Additional bibliographies include: "Articles on Teaching the Field of Higher Education," (David D. Dill); and "Case Material for Teaching the Field of Higher Education," (David D. Dill). A guide to national higher education associations, "Associations as Instructional Resources," (Jacob D. Zucker) considers the roles of these associations and specific resource guides and lists the associations by categories pertaining to the services they provide. Additionally, ways in which games and simulations are used in higher education, as revealed by the results of a survey of selected colleges, are considered in "Using Games and Simulations in Higher Education Programs," (Robert Birnbaum). The largest number of games/simulations are related to organization and administration, while curriculum development is another application. References pertaining to games and simulations are included, as is an evaluation form for the handbook itself. (SW)