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Download full textDoughty, Philip; And Others – 1981
The four papers in a symposium on the cost effectiveness of community schools are presented here, with a brief introduction. The first paper outlines the procedures necessary for an analysis of cost-effectiveness and identifies the problems in applying this analysis to community schools, including variable selection and measurement and value…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Community Services, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. Office of Community Coll. Programs. – 1983
Using the research model developed by Caffrey and Isaacs for the American Council on Education, a study was conducted of the economic impact of New Jersey's community colleges to assist the sector in making an economic case for increased revenues. The formula used to determine the colleges' impact on the state involved totalling the in-county…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Economic Research, Educational Economics
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A study was conducted to analyze the quantitative and attitudinal variables that affect the nature and extent of use of the New Jersey public libraries. The first phase of the study consisted of a series of group discussions which focused on public knowledge of library facilities, attitudes and interests of the public, and library use patterns.…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Demography, Leisure Time
Gallup Organization, Inc., Princeton, NJ. – 1976
A study was conducted to analyze the quantitative and attitudinal variables that affect the nature and extent of use of the New Jersey public libraries. The first phase of the study consisted of a series of group discussions which focused on public knowledge of library facilities, attitudes and interests of the public, and library use patterns.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Demography
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. Office of Research. – 1986
Trends in the number of transfer students enrolled in New Jersey four-year institutions in the fall semesters from 1981 to 1985 are examined, along with the extent to which community colleges have contributed to the pool of students who transfer. Also considered are characteristics of students who transferred to state colleges. Overall, the trend…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ. Douglass Coll. – 1979
To survey displaced homemaker services in New Jersey, questionnaires were mailed to 1,200 agencies. The questionnaire, which requested agency descriptions of organization, general services provided, and educational services available, netted a return response rate of 67%. Of the 685 who returned complete questionnaires, 345 (50%) said it did not…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Community Services, Displaced Homemakers
Peer reviewedParker, Robert P.; Goodkin, Vera – Community/Junior College Research Quarterly, 1981
Compares English and American writing across the curriculum programs. Describes a survey of two- and four-year colleges in New Jersey to identify programs bringing cross-disciplinary faculty groups together to discuss student writing performance and interdisciplinary problem solution plans. Reviews identified program initiation and evaluation…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems
Begin, James; And Others – Rutgers-Camden Law Journal, 1978
Based on a study conducted by Rutgers University, this article provides information on community college faculty bargaining in New Jersey with respect to negotiating structures, teacher salaries, scope of negotiations, contract administration, and governance agreements. After introductory material outlining the history of collective bargaining in…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Bender, Louis W. – 1987
Between May 15 and July 15, 1987, a study was conducted of transfer and articulation among the public institutions of higher education in New Jersey. The focus of the study was the Full-Faith-and-Credit Policy (FFAC) of New Jersey among the county colleges and state colleges, as well as the Rutgers University System and the New Jersey Institute of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Higher Education
Parrish, Richard M.; Ballester, Luis F. – 1976
A random sample of 500 Ocean County College students were surveyed by means of a mailed questionnaire to ascertain their opinions on whether the College should have a mandatory or voluntary commencement attendance policy. In addition, all New Jersey county colleges were surveyed to determine the prevailing practice with regard to institutional…
Descriptors: Attendance, Commencement Ceremonies, Community Colleges, Graduation
Morante, Edward A.; And Others – 1982
The New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT) was instituted in 1978 as a proficiency examination designed to measure the reading, writing, and mathematics skills of students entering college. In spring and summer 1982, 51,135 students at New Jersey's state and county colleges and at 10 independent colleges took the NJCBSPT. Of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, College Students, Community Colleges
Silvers, Suzanne E. – 1986
The extent of violent crimes reported on New Jersey colleges and universities in 1985 is discussed, based on reports from the institutions. Recommendations for crime prevention made by the Chancellor's Special Advisory Committee on Violent Crimes, Hazing, and Arson on Campus are also considered. There were 477 reported incidents of violent crime,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Crime Prevention
Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ. Eagleton Inst. of Politics. – 1987
In fall 1986, the Center for Public Interest Polling at the Eagleton Institute of Politics conducted a study of the educational objectives, attitudes, characteristics, and plans of students enrolled in New Jersey's 19 community and county colleges. Interviews were conducted with 2,100 randomly selected students. Study findings included the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Parent Financial Contribution, Participant Satisfaction
Ryder, Henry D.; Perabo, George W. – 1985
In 1984-85, a study was conducted to gather information about current professional development policies in New Jersey's county colleges, professional development activities and opportunities, the effectiveness of these activities, variations among campuses and disciplines, and incentives for participation. The study involved surveys of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Kahn, Edward – 1977
This survey evaluated the reading programs and reading instructors of 13 New Jersey community colleges and reviewed the research literature. Results of the survey indicate that the reading instructors, for the most part, are highly qualified. The survey found a disparity, however, between the remedial needs of typical community college students,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
