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Download full textKanarek, Ellen Armstrong – 1987
Rutgers University's response to a serious decline in the number of minority students enrolled at the undergraduate level is discussed, with attention to the background to the problem, the data employed to clarify the scope of the problem, and change strategies. Admissions and enrollment statistics in the first semesters after implementation of…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Freshmen, College Students, Declining Enrollment
Breegle, Gary; Daly, Brian – 1987
A study was conducted to generate an estimate of total expenditures and employment in the Kentucky economy in fiscal year (FY) 1985-86 due to the existence of public higher education. The direct economic impact attributable to public higher education includes expenditures generated by public institutions of higher education and affiliated…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Economic Factors, Economic Research, Employment Level
Scott, Robert A. – 1985
Issues of statewide control and coordination of higher education are discussed, based on the experience of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. The conclusions of two papers are also briefly considered: "State Control of Public Universities and Its Relationship to Academic Quality: Results of a National Study" (Frederick…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Coordination, Decision Making, Educational Quality
Nidiffer, Leone R. – 1985
The Office of Institutional Research's role in planning and operating an off-campus center for California State University (CSU), Hayward, is described. Although the center would promote enrollment of nontraditional students, the planning and operating decisions are applicable to other higher education activities. Needs assessment for the center…
Descriptors: College Planning, Educational Demand, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
Kleemann, Gary L.; Richardson, Richard C., Jr. – 1985
Student perceptions of the effectiveness of three state universities was studied: Arizona State University, University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University. An operational definition of effectiveness was proposed based on the literature, and a list of organizational activities was validated by administrators, faculty, community…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Ancillary School Services, College Role, Educational Quality
Block, Richard A.; Taylor, Shannon V. – 1984
A thinking-skills course at Montana State University is described, along with recent issues concerning the potential effectiveness of such courses. Advantages and disadvantages of different designs for studying the effects of thinking-skills training are also considered. The focus of the course is: hypothesis formation and evaluation, problem…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, College Instruction, Course Descriptions
Bolden, Samuel H. – 1981
Post-tenure faculty evaluation policies in all public four-year colleges and universities in Alabama were studied. A total of 420 tenured and nontenured full-time faculty and tenured and nontenured administrators were administered questionnaires. A total of 68.8 percent of administrator respondents revealed that they had written policies to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria, Faculty Evaluation
Berg, David J.; Weiler, William C. – 1978
When changes occur in the number of credit hours demanded of a teaching unit, understanding of the sources of change is valuable policy making. Acceptable methods of determining sources of variance are not intuitively obvious, nor are the limitations of the simplest approaches. Sources of variance, not their causes, are discussed. Identification…
Descriptors: Computation, Courses, Credits, Curriculum Evaluation
Hollander, T. Edward
Institutions of higher education face a critical turning point in enrollment. How they respond will determine their future role in our society. This document gives a detailed analysis of the impact of demographic trends on individual institutions, especially as the trends affect the relationship of public to private higher education. This document…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Educational Administration, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedSpain, Frank H. – College and University, 1987
Florida's mandate of open enrollment for the community colleges and maintenance of the state universities as a limited access system is examined from the perspectives of its origins, perpetuation, problems, and the need for articulation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), College Administration, College Admission
Kasworm, Carol E. – 1997
Three years of helping faculty members at a state university learn computing technology yielded the following lessons: (1) for faculty members, the ownership of a computer is an emotional event during which computers are viewed successively as glorified typewriters, status symbols, and tools; (2) even to highly knowledgeable individuals, learning…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Computer Literacy, Educational Attitudes
James, Robert D.; And Others – 1995
The State University of New York (SUNY) Bridge Program is a federally funded work force preparation program that was initiated in October 1992 to help mothers receiving welfare achieve self-sufficiency by helping them acquire job skills. The program is housed at the Urban League of Northeastern New York and SUNY's 10 educational opportunity…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, College Role, Job Training, Literacy Education
Micceri, Ted; Wajeeh, Emad – 1998
This study investigated 10-year trends of first-time-in-college (FTIC) and community college applicants to major public institutions in Florida, focusing on how an institution's geographic location affected applicant enrollment patterns. The investigation also examined the influence of geographic location on applicants applying to a single…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Choice, College Freshmen, College Transfer Students
Peer reviewedMelchiori, Gerlinda S. – Research in Higher Education, 1982
Several hierarchical and sequential reduction options are discussed. The institutional shrinkage process implemented at the University of Michigan is described, including across-the-board cuts, reduction of nonacademic programs, long-range faculty reduction procedures, and program discontinuance. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
Ostar, Allan W. – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1991
Explains how course and program articulation between community, technical, and junior colleges and state universities is an outgrowth of a commitment from both to provide quality education at a reasonable cost. (PCE)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Higher Education
