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Download full textSheppard, Sheri; Atman, Cindy; Fleming, Lorraine; Miller, Ron; Smith, Karl; Stevens, Reed; Streveler, Ruth; Clark, Mia; Loucks-Jaret, Tina; Lund, Dennis – Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (NJ1), 2010
The Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE) began in January 2003 with a grant from the National Science Foundation (ESI-0227558). Two NSF Directorates, Engineering and Education and Human Resources, oversee the Center's work. The Academic Pathways Study (APS) is part of the Scholarship on Learning Engineering element of the…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Longitudinal Studies, Undergraduate Students, Education Work Relationship
Hermeren, Goran – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1987
A Swedish study of the uses of computers at Brown University is described, and tentative conclusions about the problems and potential of computer use on that campus are presented. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Education, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedCulliton, Barbara J. – Science, 1987
Described are the Howard Hughes Medical Institute programs for providing funds to assist science education. One program is designed to assist private liberal arts colleges that are not affiliated with a graduate school. Other programs have been established to provide support for postdoctoral research and laboratories. (RH)
Descriptors: College Science, Donors, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Keating, Jean C. – 1993
This paper reports on the implementation of the first two parts of an integrated data base designed to replace the fragmented surveys and data files of Virginia's institutions of higher education. The two parts being examined involve the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Student Data Base and the Institutional Information…
Descriptors: College Admission, Data Collection, Data Processing, Database Design
Simpkins, Alice M. – 1993
Paine College, a four-year liberal arts institution in Augusta, Georgia, serving mostly black students recently completed an assessment and evaluation plan aimed at all units of the college. The plan was developed by members of the Committee on Institutional Effectiveness and Research over 12 months and focuses on the school's primary mission to…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Barefoot, Betsy O., Ed. – 1993
This document is a compendium of information from 34 colleges and universities on freshman seminar/student success courses and their outcomes and how institutions are evaluating and reporting on these programs. Freshman seminars or success courses are courses for entering students that aim to ease the student's transition to the college…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedBarnes, Sarah V. – History of Education Quarterly, 1996
Traces the changes in educational philosophy and practices that occurred within England's civic universities. The original intent of the state supported public universities was to provide professional and technical training for the growing middle class. Discusses the reasons that the civics eventually adopted the curriculum of the elite private…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Environment, Educational Experience, Educational History
Stocking, Carol B.; Curry, Glen David – 1986
Using data gathered from the High School and Beyond study, a comparative analysis of the social processes related to the postsecondary plans of high school seniors in the United States and Japan was conducted. Differentiations are seen between students choosing to enter the labor market directly from school and those choosing to attend a trade or…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Educational Anthropology
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1986
Results of the College Board's Annual Survey of Colleges for 1986-1987 are presented, with attention to fall 1985 enrollment at 3,093 two-year and four-year institutions. The universe of surveyed institutions is described by control and type, and the percentage distributions in each category are indicated. Statistical tables provide: comparisons…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Admission, College Freshmen, College Programs
Brennan, John, Ed.; de Vries, Peter, Ed.; Williams, Ruth, Ed. – 1997
The papers in this book reflect current debates on academic standards and quality assurance, and speak from the perspective of institutional leaders and national quality bodies and higher education researchers. Included are reports on the progress of several international quality initiatives and studies on the impact of external quality assurance…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Change Strategies
Peer reviewedHauptman, Arthur M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1997
Reviews major issues in the financing of higher education in the 1990s, including overall resource level, revenue patterns (state and local financial commitment, federal funding, student charges, endowment income and private giving), and the changing role of student aid. Also examines issues as they affect different sectors or institution types.…
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Educational Trends
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2003
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) was created in 1967 by the Tennessee General Assembly (TCA 49-7-202) for the purpose of coordinating and supporting the efforts of post-secondary institutions in the State of Tennessee. One of its statuatory requirements is to create a master plan for the development of public higher education in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Master Plans, Private Colleges, Intellectual Disciplines
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2004
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) was created in 1967 by the Tennessee General Assembly (TCA 49-7-202) for the purpose of coordinating and supporting the efforts of post-secondary institutions in the State of Tennessee. One of its statuatory requirements is to create a master plan for the development of public higher education in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Master Plans, Private Colleges, Intellectual Disciplines
