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Peer reviewedHartle, Terry W.; Galloway, Fred J. – Change, 1996
Given the enormous public and private investment required to produce physicians and scientists, higher education can not dismiss reports that it produces too many MDs and PhDs. Universities can help by assuring students have timely information about employment prospects. Further research is needed on recent graduates' career paths, foreign medical…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Role, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Opportunities
Peer reviewedGavlick, Michael – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1996
A model postulating a relationship between faculty research activity, instructor behaviors, and student achievement is advanced, based on two causal models, one linking research activity and instructional effectiveness and another validating student evaluations as good indicators of instructional effectiveness, as measured by student achievement.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty
Download full textStark, Joan S.; And Others – 1996
A study explored faculty views about curriculum planning in academic programs. Fifty-nine faculty members at two very different university campuses (one a small private college with a recent history of faculty-administrative strife, the other a large regional public university with a recently-mandated statewide curriculum review and anticipated…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis
Davis, Sandra L.; Chamberlin, Gary D. – 1996
Faculty (n=484) and administrators (n=189) at five public comprehensive universities that had experienced annual budget reductions of at least 10 percent were surveyed concerning their job satisfaction and reactions to the reduction process. Three institutions were identified as having used unplanned approaches, and two used planned approaches.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Budgeting, College Administration, College Faculty
Campbell, Jill F.; Spiro, Louis M. – 1986
High school guidance counselors' perceptions of the quality of The State University of New York College at Brockport were compared for 1982 and 1985. Quality assessments were also made for two university centers, nine university colleges, two agricultural and technical colleges, and two private colleges. The 1985 sample consisted of 839…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Faculty
Hollins, Carol S., Comp. – 1983
Designed to assist personnel at John Tyler Community College (JTCC) in their decision-making processes, this report provides a compilation of research briefs on current and former students, faculty, and programs of study. The following research summaries are presented: (1) 1982 Graduate Follow-Up Study; (2) A Few Things You Should Know about JTCC;…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Graduates, College Programs, Community Colleges
Hollins, Carol S., Comp. – 1985
Designed for distribution to administrators, faculty, and staff at John Tyler Community College (JTCC), this report provides a compilation of research briefs on current and former students, faculty, and staff. The following research summaries are presented: (1) 1983-84 Facts and Figures, which includes statistics on student characteristics and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Graduates, College Programs, Community Colleges
Melchiori, Gerlinda S. – 1981
Results of a 1979 survey of 46 states on patterns of program reduction are presented, and the institutional shrinkage process currently being implemented at the University of Michigan is examined. Additionally, several hierarchical and sequential reduction strategies, including Balderston's budgetary strategies, are reviewed. At the University of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty
New Jersey Inst. of Technology, Newark. Office of Planning and Institutional Research. – 1978
This document represents the first phase in the development of a master plan for New Jersey Institute of Technology. It depicts the historical background and contemporary operations of the Institute and delineates planning principles and goals for the next decade. The following areas are covered: historical information about curricular and…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Planning
Coleman, D. R.; Peeples, T. O. – 1978
The use of faculty activity data in higher education is discussed and the issue of whether the chairperson or the faculty member's estimates of how time was spent should determine resource expenditures is addressed. A historical review indicates that this type of data has been a concern of higher education for the past three decades. This…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis
California Univ., Berkeley. Office of Institutional Research. – 1978
Extensive data tables provide information on new, continuing, and returning student enrollments; full- and part-time students; undergraduates by college, school, or program and class level; majors; undergraduates and graduate students by department; students in the education abroad program; residence at admission; sources of new undergraduates by…
Descriptors: Age, College Faculty, Departments, Enrollment
Drewry, Galen N., Ed. – 1967
This conference report focuses on higher education and includes papers on the following topics: (1) the role of institutional research, (2) management information needs and decisionmaking, (3) teacher effectiveness, (4) student-faculty ratios, (5) professorial attitudes toward work environment, (6) grading and attendance in the instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Attendance, College Faculty, Conference Reports
Blai, Boris, Jr. – 1972
Summarizes the following nine areas of institutional research prepared by Harcum Junior College from the period July to December 1971: (1) Alumnae Comments and Achievements; (2) College Curriculums, Programs and Characteristics; (3) Faculty Comments and Evaluation; (4) Freshmen Applicants; (5) Student Academic Achievement; (6) Student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alumni, College Admission, College Environment
Peer reviewedLeckey, Janet F.; McGuigan, Maureen A. – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A study at the University of Ulster (Northern Ireland) explored student (n=1,456) and faculty (n=357) views on whether course content develops skills that are transferable to work. While faculty and students ascribed equal importance to key generic skills, they differed in the extent to which they believed necessary skills are being developed…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction
Peer reviewedKinnick, Mary K.; Ricks, Mary F. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
One university's approach to institutional research to improve student retention is described. The urban, public institution has a large population of nontraditional students. A task force identified barriers to student success, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Techniques for involvement of all constituencies and turning research…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty
