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Astin, Alexander W. – 1993
This book presents the extensive results of a study of how students are affected by their college experiences. Chapter 1 discusses the question of how to assess the impact of the college experience and outlines the overall design of the study. Chapter 2 describes each of the 135 college environmental measures and 57 "student involvement" measures…
Descriptors: Career Development, Cognitive Development, College Environment, College Students
Tinto, Vincent – 1993
This book provides a synthesis of wide-ranging research on student attrition at American colleges and universities and outlines actions that institutions can and should take to reduce attrition. The key to effective retention is shown to lie in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, Colleges, Cultural Differences
Download full textMcDonough, Patricia M. – 1991
The study examined the ways in which status cultures and organizational environments influence high school students' college decision-making. Interviews were conducted with 12 white female high school seniors from four northern California high schools (a low socio-economic status(SES)/low organization public school, a low-SES/high organization…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Environment
Mohrman, Kathryn; Amadeo, Jo-Ann – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1991
This paper reviews the issues facing trustees of liberal arts colleges, including such external challenges as ideological criticism, college costs, national economic trends, and competition from other types of institutions. Trustees are urged to address such issues as external criticism of the institution, concerns of students and parents about…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, College Planning, Cultural Pluralism
Strommer, Diane W., Ed. – 1993
This monograph offers seven case studies and supporting papers on university colleges and undergraduate divisions and their role in shaping the freshman college experience. An introductory section offers a preface, information on the authors and a first chapter "University Colleges Today" by Diane W. Strommer which examines the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Colleges, Case Studies, College Curriculum
Educational Facilities Labs., Inc., New York, NY. – 1982
Contending that the physical plants of colleges and universities are deteriorating and inadequately fit existing institutional programs, this report diagnoses causes underlying this neglect and recommends strategies for upgrading campus care and management. Pointed out as fundamental problems are: lack of integration of physical plant concerns…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Buildings, College Environment, Computer Oriented Programs
Dill, David D., Ed.; Sporn, Barbara, Ed. – 1995
This collection of 11 papers provides a review of the changing environment of major universities in Europe and the United States, with emphasis on changes in public policies, and examines the implications of this new environment on the internal organization of universities. The book is cross-national in scope and in the perspective of each…
Descriptors: College Environment, Economic Development, Educational Change, Educational Demand
Peer reviewedShavlik, Donna L.; Touchton, Judith G. – Educational Record, 1992
Recommendations for women's participation in higher education made in 1989 are revised and amended. Issues addressed include women's employment in higher education, women's education, women's studies, campus climate, institutional commitment to women's needs and concerns through administrative and educational policies, attention to families and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Change Strategies
Goodale, Thomas G. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1992
The guide presents facts and issues concerning drug and alcohol abuse so that college and university administration and governing boards can make informed decisions about programs, policy, and procedures to minimize their occurrence on campus. Chapter 1 examines issues related to substance abuse on campus: risk factors in the campus community; the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Agency Role, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education
Direct linkOsborne, Bob; Shuttleworth, Ian – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2004
This paper examines the development of policies designed to widen access to higher education policy in the United Kingdom. These policies have evolved in the context of the devolution of political authority to the Scottish Parliament and Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland, which has resulted in some policy variation. The paper examines the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Principles, College Environment
Burling, Philip – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1993
The guide is designed to inform college and university administration and governing boards about facts and issues concerning crime on campus so that they may develop policies and procedures for addressing it. After an introductory section that defines the trustees' role in managing institutional response to campus crime, Chapter 2 outlines…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Agency Role, Campus Planning, College Administration
