"Making the Grade: How Boards Can Ensure Academic Quality"--popularly referred to as "The Little Yellow Book" by boards, faculty, provosts, and assessment specialists--provides clear guidance for the board's role in the most important "business" of academe: educating students. As public calls for greater accountability skyrocket, this new edition…

This first edition of Key Data on Higher Education in Europe consists of 70 indicators offering both qualitative and quantitative information and data on 31 European countries. Key Data on Higher Education in Europe is intended to provide a very wide audience with information on many aspects of higher education systems. Its aim is to highlight…

This companion volume summarizes the data in volume I. Volume I focused on institutions offering a degree in counselor preparation, the administrative units in each institution, and the specific information about each degree program. Volume II offers a composite of this data and also includes figures from 1970 to help readers detect trends in…

In accordance with the Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, each member is requested to report periodically on its laws and regulations and statistics relating to its educational, scientific, and cultural life and activities. Data for this statistical yearbook are gathered mainly from these…

This guide profiles 703 programs and institutions granting degrees in theology, divinity, and other fields in the study of religion and religions. Profiles, arranged by geographic location, are included from 46 states (Delaware, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming not represented), District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 7 Canadian provinces (Alberta,…

This book provides the responses received from over 212 public and private colleges and universities concerning the schools' admissions trends, their student admissions for the 1995-96 academic year, and what traits colleges are looking for in the 1996 incoming class. The introductory chapter discusses trends in college admissions in 1995,…

This book provides the responses received from 155 colleges and universities concerning the schools' admission trends, their student admissions for the 1992-93 academic year, and what traits colleges are looking for in the 1993 incoming class. The book alphabetically lists the colleges along with their responses. The information contained for each…

This informational yearbook reflects the development of the educational system of the People's Republic of China using data from the provincial governments and municipalities. Information is presented in the following tables: (1) national summary tables; (2) higher education; (3) secondary education; (4) primary education; (5) special education;…

A collection of pertinent data on baseline trends in higher education is presented that offers comparisons over time, with some data traced back to the 1930s. Eight topical sections are: (1) demographic and economic data (e.g., occupation projections to 2000 and median income of families and individuals); (2) enrollment data (e.g., enrollment by…

This book traces the development of competitive admission and financial aid policies at a selected group of 16 liberal arts colleges in Ohio and Massachusetts over the period 1955 to 1994. Exploring the way institutional decisions reflect and respond to broad demographic, economic, political, and social forces, the book considers the challenges…

This volume of data on higher education highlights trends over the past 20 years, with some data traced back to the 1930s. The data was obtained from both government and nongovernment sources, including especially the U.S. Department of Education, the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the National Science Foundation, and is…

Changes in the management of education can increase the efficiency of educational systems, freeing resources that can be used to increase the availability of education, according to this book. The reader's attention is first drawn to the worldwide crisis facing education--while the demand for education continues to increase, budgets are reaching…

The 39 tables and 3 figures of Section J describe education in New York state in the 1990s and into 2003. These tables contain information that makes it possible to compare these statistics with those of previous years and from other states. Tables are grouped into these categories: (1) fall enrollments in public and nonpublic elementary and…

This yearbook presents statistical information about the state of New York and its population as well as information about the five boroughs of New York City. The 39 tables and 3 figures in Section J describe education in New York state in the 1990s and into 2002. These tables contain information that makes it possible to compare these statistics…

This monograph covers the theory, application, and interpretation of both descriptive and inferential statistical techniques in institutional research. Each chapter opens with a hypothetical case study, which is used to illustrate the application of one or more statistical procedures to typical research questions. Chapter 2 covers the comparison…