We present a privacy-friendly early-detection framework to identify students at risk of failing in introductory programming courses at university. The framework was validated for two different courses with annual editions taken by higher education students (N = 2 080) and was found to be highly accurate and robust against variation in course…

Instructors of physics often use examples to illustrate new or complex physical concepts to students. For any particular concept, there are an infinite number of examples, thus presenting instructors with a difficult question whenever they wish to use one in their teaching: which example will most effectively illustrate the concept so that student…

How do Higher Education Institutions respond to steering attempts in different disciplines? How can different responses be explained? Case studies have been developed in the Italian Higher Education context and at the departmental level, with a focus on government interventions through funding and evaluation of research. The paper tests the…

CUES scores for 75 colleges were related to college mean scores of 1964 entering freshmen on SAT(V) and SAT(M), sex composition of students, religion, and size of entering class. There remained substantial variance on the five CUES scales not predictable from the set of five institutional characteristics. (Author)

In a case study of a large Australian university the metaphor of panarchy is used as a means of describing and understanding the complex interrelationships of multi-scale institutional projects and the influences of a variety factors on the potential success of e-learning initiatives. The concept of para-analysis is introduced as a management…

This is a personal reflection on the impact of Internet technologies on higher education around the world over the last 13 years. It chronicles my observations of differences between perceptions and realities, of enthusiasm and disappointment, and the changes that have taken place in learning, teaching, and the structure of higher education during…

A discussion, among several economists, is presented on the major changes in the international economy that have consequences for national, regional, and local economies, as well as implications for institutional planning and policy making. (MLW)

Many adjustment problems may stem from the difference between initial expectations and later, experienced perceptions. To test this theory in relation to the social climate of university living units, and to assess initial perceptions and predictions of the future in relation to level of social exploration as a coping style, 92 entering freshmen…

In this study, selected aspects of the college environment were related to student academic achievement at 27 small liberal arts colleges. The colleges' social and academic environment were assessed through students' perceptions and included five scales describing the extent of faculty-student interaction, student activism, curriculum flexibility,…

Under the pressure of current social trends in America, universal post secondary education arises as a possible national objective for the 1970's. Jobs are becoming more complex and are requiring higher levels of skills; more trained personnel will be needed in technical and service fields; and there is a widespread concern about providing greater…

Projecting present trends, the author envisions the possibility of business-run institutes replacing universities as training centers, and the eventual separation of professional schools from liberal arts education, the latter focusing on educating a leisure class for self-motivated and self-centered, inherently and personally satisfying" work.…

The primary effort of the study described is an examination of the effects of college environments on the aspirations, achievements, and attrition rates of disadvantaged students at the end of their freshman year. Subjects were 180 students all of whom were classified as being disadvantaged. The various variables in the study are presented and…

This limited study of one small private college does not predict with great accuracy which freshmen are likely to transfer, although differences in student perceptions are present. (CJ)

The interaction between dependent/independent personality types and supportive/impersonal college environments is investigated. Suggestions for further research are offered. (DG)