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Download full textWeerts, David J. – 1999
This study sought to identify factors that explained variations in state support for higher education during the 1990s, particularly in view of declining federal support and greater pressure on states to fund other programs. The literature points to a complex array of factors that shape state budgets for colleges and universities. These include:…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Federal Aid
Roche, J.; Shale, D.; Kelly, W. – 1996
This study examined the characteristics of part-time students at the University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada) and Athabasca University (Alberta, Canada), an open admissions undergraduate distance education university. Also called adult students or non-traditional students, part-time students have been viewed as a homogenous group despite marked…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Behavior Patterns, College Students
Sinhaneti, Kantatip – 1994
A survey on the teaching of English for special purposes (ESP) at universities in the Bangkok (Thailand) metropolitan area is reported. ESP is a concern in higher education due to increased English use in Thai business. The survey involved five public and nine private institutions. It was found that all universities offered compulsory general…
Descriptors: Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Course Content, English for Science and Technology
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1989
Seven papers from the 1988 CAUSE conference's Track V, Impact of Departmental Computing, are presented. They include: "An Approach to Departmental Computing Support" (Cedric S. Bennett); "DEANS--A Fully Integrated Academic Network System" (Eloy Areu, Albert Klavon, and Robert Munn); "Departmental Systems for Administrative…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, Change Strategies, Computer Software
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1989
Seven papers from the 1988 CAUSE conference's Track VI, Outstanding Applications, are presented. They include: "Designing DB2 Data Bases Using Entity-Relationship Modeling: A Case Study--The LSU System Worker's Compensation Project" (Cynthia M. Hadden and Sara G. Zimmerman); "Integrating Information Technology: Prerequisites for…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education, Databases
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1989
Six papers from the 1988 CAUSE conference's Track VI, Hardware/Software/Networking Strategies, are presented. They include: "Technological Synergies Are No Accident!" (James I. Penrod and Michael G. Dolence); "Augmentation Quotient" (William H. Branch); "Step 2: Of Bridges and Gateways--The Linking of Winthrop College's…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Computer Networks
Gutierrez, Carlos G.; Brown, Costello L. – 1984
The Biomedical Sciences Program at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), is described. The federally funded program was designed to help economically disadvantaged students to pursue careers in biomedical sciences. The program provided academic support in mathematics, science, and English; study skills development; experiences in…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Economically Disadvantaged
Hengstler, Dennis D.; And Others – 1981
The reliability, factor structure, and discriminatory power of faculty perceptions of the performance of departmental administrators were investigated, using the Administrator Evaluation Survey (AES) developed at the University of Illinois. Faculty from a major research university in the midwest, a smaller state university in the midwest, and a…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Black Colleges
Buchanan, W. Wray; And Others – 1978
The Tennessee State Board of Regents adopted a resolution at the March, 1977, meeting directing the staff to conduct a study of low producing degree programs in the System. Such a study was initiated using criteria for program review selected by the System's Academic Affairs Sub-Council. Members of this Sub-Council are the chief academic officers…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Planning, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness
Wise, Steven L.; And Others – 1980
The usefulness of alumni ratings in assessing departmental quality was investigated at the University of Illinois by a survey one year after graduation, in 1977. Groups of 4,573 enrolled students and one year later, 1,228 alumni from 22 departments responded to 11 satisfaction items concerning instructional, curricular, advising, and functional…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Guidance, College Students, Cost Effectiveness
Zheng, Henry Y.; Stewart, Alice A. – 2000
This study explores data envelopment analysis (DEA) as a tool for assessing and benchmarking the performance of public research universities. Using of national databases such as those conducted by the National Science Foundation and the National Center for Education Statistics, DEA analysis was conducted of the research and instructional outcomes…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis, Educational Quality
Matney, Malinda M.; Hurtado, Sylvia; Ziskin, Mary B. – 1999
This study is grounded in a reform calculus movement funded by grants from the National Science Foundation to find ways to improve student learning in mathematics, specifically in calculus. The study examines reasons why faculty accept or reject reform calculus teaching techniques, and what they consider to be the challenges and outcomes of these…
Descriptors: Calculus, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Curriculum Development
Chatman, Steven P. – 1995
This study uses iterative solution techniques to determine empirically optimal standards for student to faculty ratios by discipline and student level for a group of 11 public, research universities, all of whom were members of the Association of American Universities. One set of benchmark standards was based on four-variable solutions within…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, College Credits, College Faculty, Departments
State Regulation and Administrative Flexibility at Public Universities. AIR 1996 Annual Forum Paper.
Volkwein, James Fredericks; Malik, Shaukat M. – 1996
This study investigated apsects of state regulation of public research or doctoral universities in all states and territories of the United States. The study examined: (1) dimensions of state control and administrative flexibility, and changes occurring between 1983 and 1995; (2) the extent to which state regulation of public universities is a…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Demography
Bell, Edwin D.; And Others – 1996
This paper discusses the comprehensive evaluation of a new Ed.D. Program in Educational Leadership housed in East Carolina University's (ECU) School of Education. The program proposed to prepare students for professional life through development of career leadership skills; utilization, development, and dissemination of research; and service to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Outcomes Assessment, Doctoral Programs, Educational Administration
