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New Jersey State Commission on Higher Education. – 1997
This report examines costs of higher education in New Jersey, comparing the state's system of higher education and its individual sectors with national counterparts. The comparison takes into account such factors as differences in the cost of living and the size and relevant structural characteristics of a state's higher education system. In…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Expenditures
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Parker, 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
Greer, Darryl G.; Shelly, Paul R. – Trusteeship, 1995
New Jersey's decentralization of governance in public higher education is examined after one year. The discussion looks at the evolution of the change, its goals, the extent to which increased autonomy in institutional governance serves the public interest, and the ways in which the restructuring affects trustees' views and their exercise of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Decentralization, Educational Change
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Hollander, T. Edward – Planning for Higher Education, 1991
New Jersey abandoned formula funding of higher education in favor of incentive funding combined with base budgeting. State institutions receive basic operating funds and compete for extra monies by planning initiatives for problems on which state leaders want more action. Incentive funding has cost little and improved quality noticeably. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Change Strategies, College Planning, Competition
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. Office of Research. – 1982
The 1982 data on degrees and other awards conferred by New Jersey colleges and universities are presented, and historical trends are analyzed. For each institution, information is presented on the number of degrees conferred by type of degree (e.g., associate) and broad program category (e.g., business and management). In addition, historical…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees, Educational Certificates
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Monahan, Thomas C. – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1993
A survey of 136 New Jersey state college faculty found under 20% actively engaged in grant activities, citing need for released time from heavy workloads, desire for greater professional recognition, lack of information about funding opportunities, and inadequate technical assistance in grant development. Eight recommendations for encouraging and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Faculty, Faculty Workload, Grants
Cohen, Barry G.; Gallo, Robert P. – Business Officer, 1999
Over a decade ago New Jersey granted significant financial and operating autonomy to its state colleges. A look back to 1986, when the legislation was being implemented, identifies elements that enabled the successful transfer of responsibilities from the state to the campus. These included three categories of specific autonomies: cash management,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Decision Making, Educational Finance
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
Stefanelli, Anna Mae – 1982
A study was undertaken to analyze and compare the content of two reading courses required for all prospective secondary school teachers in each of the seven teacher training schools in New Jersey. A five-page questionnaire was sent to the director of the reading program or to a member of the reading program staff at each of the colleges. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Course Content, Higher Education
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
Raichle, Donald R. – 1980
The birth and evolution of the Normal School that capped the extensive public school system in Newark in 1855 and became Kean College of New Jersey is described. Needed to supply the rapidly expanding schools with competent teachers, the early school reflected the character of the city and affected the development of Newark itself. The quality of…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Development, Educational History, Females
Kiernan, Stephen J., Comp. – 1978
A compendium of a conference on the role of the college/university in the preparation and development of educators sponsored by Project Update, a program of continuing professional development for faculty members at institutions of higher learning in New Jersey, is presented. The conference agenda and the participants are listed, followed by texts…
Descriptors: College Role, Conference Reports, Educational Development, Evaluation
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. – 1971
This document presents the agreement between the State of New Jersey and the Association of New Jersey State College Faculties, Inc. The agreement covers the preamble; recognition and definitions; administration of agreement; policy statements; association rights and privileges; dues deduction; grievance procedure; appointment and retention of…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contracts, Faculty Promotion
New Jersey Basic Skills Council, Trenton. – 1990
This report offers details of the results of basic skills testing of the entering freshman class in New Jersey's public colleges. Levels of proficiency in verbal skills, computation, and elementary algebra are estimated from performance on the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test. For the 48,791 students tested in the fall of 1989, 24%…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Algebra, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. Office of Research. – 1983
Recent hiring actions of New Jersey public colleges and universities were surveyed to determine the progress being made in increasing the representation of women and minorities among the institutions' employees. Information was obtained from all institutions on sex and race/ethnicity of all newly hired full-time employees. For faculty new hires,…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Educational Background
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