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Download full textBarefoot, Betsy O.; Fidler, Paul P. – 1992
A national survey was conducted which examined the scope of freshman seminar programming, the characteristics of these seminars, and the variance between different types of freshman seminars with respect to their goals, topics addressed, and other characteristics. The study surveyed 2,460 regionally-accredited colleges and universities of whom…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Content, Course Objectives, First Year Seminars
Fidler, Paul P.; Fidler, Dorothy S. – 1991
This report presents study results from a 1988 survey of institutions of higher education (N=1,164 responses) who have instituted freshman seminar programs. Specifically, the survey sought to determine the extent to which colleges and universities were offering a freshman seminar course, defined by the survey instrument as a special course for…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Course Content
Barefoot, Betsy O.; Fidler, Paul P. – 1996
This monograph presents data from a 1994 national survey on freshman seminars gathered from 1,003 accredited, two- and four-year colleges with student populations of over 100 students. The survey investigated the content and structure of freshman seminars in a mail survey of provosts/vice presidents for academic affairs at 2,460 institutions Among…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, College Bound Students, College Curriculum
