An anonymous survey of 70% (N=21) of Harcum Junior College's full-time faculty was conducted in the fall of 1976 in order to ascertain self-reported levels of anxiety and sources of anxiety among the faculty. Results indicated that 7.4% of the faculty felt a great deal of anxiety, 9.4% a considerable amount, 20.7% felt some, 21.1% felt little, and…

Recounts how staff members at Lakeshore Technical Institute have been encouraged to enroll in higher education programs and undertake applied institutional research projects to assist in solving institutional problems. Provides examples of research projects conducted by staff members, including the investigation of a quality-circles model for…

A study was undertaken at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) in New Jersey to establish a human resources development (HRD) utility role for the college's Office of Institutional Research (OIR). The study involved a search of current literature; a survey of OIRs at 14 New Jersey community colleges; interviews with 24 senior faculty members;…

In October and November of 1975, the Office of Research at ST. Louis Community College at Forest Park attempted to systematically determine what areas of staff development were desired and/or needed by the college staff. Questionnaires were sent to 350 staff members and 81 were returned for a 23% response rate. Questions asked of the respondents…

In order to ascertain the effectiveness of Piedmont Technical Institute's implementation of its community services function, this study reviewed current literature, defined community services and effectiveness, designed a questionnaire based on Harlacher's checklist for effective community services programs, field-tested the survey instrument,…

During 1975-76 Cuyahoga Community College surveyed 37 institutions in different parts of the country to obtain information on faculty compensation. Thirty institutions responded, of which 19 submitted separate information on part-time faculty remuneration, the focus of this report. Part-time remuneration data for 1975-76 are compared to data for…

The hypothesis of this study was that community college teachers with prior high school experience assigned grades which produced higher grade distributions than those of teachers with prior four-year college teaching experience. In addition, prior community college teaching experience and length of current teaching experience were considered as…

In order to gain an overall view of student attitudes toward Waubonsee Community College (WCC), determine the strong and weak aspects of WCC, and provide a data base for later comparisons, a standard Educational Testing Service survey instrument was administered to a random sample of about 650 WCC students. The survey instrument used was Student…

Following a short review of the history and objectives of North Country Community College, a detailed analysis of the college is presented in seven chapters. "Administrative Organization and Governance" describes the Board of Trustees, committees, Student Government, the Faculty Association, the Administration, and supporting services. A…

As a step toward the development of their 1976 Campus Master Plan, Alfred State College surveyed its academic and non-academic faculty to determine their perceptions of institutional goals and goal priorities. In December 1974, the Institutional Goals Inventory (IGI) was sent to 335 faculty members; 208 (62 percent) responded. College Council…

This report asserts that the institutionalization of scholarship, namely research and professional development is essential to the future success of community colleges. However, at two-year institutions, there is no systematic planning or budgetary network for such activities, and the obstacles to performing research are many, including limited…

Seven sets of fifteen bi-polar adjectives corresponding to seven elements of organizational climate were compiled as a testing instrument which was administered to 124 working personnel at Platte Technical Community College in the fall of 1975. Respondents included faculty, students, support staff, and administrative personnel. Analysis of the…

The Faculty Institutional Survey was conducted in 1999 to assess the opinions and satisfaction of members of the Kapiolani Community College faculty. In addition to biographical information, the survey includes satisfaction questions divided into nine sections: academic quality, facilities and equipment, faculty involvement, leadership, personnel…

The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in full-time faculty at the Florida Community College System (FCCS) between 1994 and 1998. During this period, the number of headcount students served by the FCCS declined. The total number of instructional faculty declined from 4,743 in 1994 to 4,586 in 1998, a drop of 3 percent. The number of…

For the past several years, a fact sheet format has been used at Butler County Community College (BCCC) to disseminate research findings across the campus. Prepared as early as possible after the start of each semester, the fact sheets are distributed to every full- and part-time college employee, and to the board of trustees and foundation…