The development and validation of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA), a self-report instrument for use with adolescents, is described. Item content of the instrument was suggested by Bowlby's theoretical formulations concerning the nature of feelings toward attachment figures. A hierarchical regression model was employed to…

Similar to other mental health agencies, university counseling centers are being asked to document the quantity and quality of their work. To evaluate the University Counseling Service (UCS) at Lehigh University a 6-year study was conducted to assess utilization patterns (using 2 years of intake information), student concerns (using the Counseling…

This narrative description summarizes the planning and implementation of a periodical use survey conducted during fall 1985 and spring 1986 to determine who uses the Fitchburg State College Library periodical holdings and which periodicals are used. Relevant literature is discussed, the purpose of the survey is explained, and survey procedures are…

Adjustment to a new environment, and different academic and social expectations can place college students in an emotional turmoil that requires professional intervention. To study the types of problems brought into therapy and the level of satisfaction with the quality of therapeutic intervention at the Mental Health Clinic at the University of…

Psychologists have recently given considerable attention to the study of relationship and friendship development, but the contributing social processes have not been examined in relation to each other over time. To examine the effects of disclosure, similarity, equity, and social exchange on satisfaction with a relationship and liking for one's…

A sample of 286 University of Maryland, College Park, undergraduates were surveyed on their participation in and their perception of the intramural sports program and related activities of the institution. Ninety-three percent of those surveyed was aware of the intramural program and 43 percent indicated that they participated (70 percent male, 30…

The information sources most frequently used by students at the University of California, Davis, and the effectiveness of these campus resources among students, faculty, and staff members were surveyed using two mail questionnaires, which are appended. Responses were obtained from 364 student and 148 faculty and staff. Use of four different media…

To assess the relationship between the way graduating journalists perceive the profession of journalism and the way graduates find it to be in reality, a 61-item questionnaire was administered to 212 graduating seniors at two Kansas universities and to 213 news-editorial graduates of the ten years preceding the study. The nine areas of concern…

A new system for assessing student ratings of instruction has been implemented at the University of Washington. Two major changes are in evidence. First, there is an explicit recognition that student ratings can and do serve multiple functions, and the same evaluative questions are not necessarily appropriate for each. Secondly, there is an…

This report presents statistical analyses of data derived from the first year's use of the Instructional Assessment System. Included are: means, standard deviations, and several reliability estimates for each item within each form; inter-item correlations; and correlations of items with non-evaluative variables. Among the major results discussed…

Seven typical faculty concerns about the appropriateness of using ratings of instructor and instruction are examined. These are summarized in terms of common observations frequently expressed by faculty: (1) Students cannot make consistent judgments because of their immaturity, lack of experience, and capriciousness; and a widely held belief is…

The Instructional Improvement Questionnaire (IIQ) is a student rating form designed to provide evaluative feedback to instructors about their teaching. The IIQ was first developed at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1969 and revised in 1972. The documents included here describe the development of the IIQ and research associated with…

In-person interviews were conducted with 147 randomly selected students to study usage of microfiche serials holdings list to determine accessibility and retrievability of periodical issues housed in four separate locations in California Polytechnic State University Library. Results showed that 80.6 percent of students were successful in their…

A survey of minority and White undergraduates at a public university that found greater alienation among minority students is evaluated. Factors that reduce alienation are identified and differences and similarities between White and minority perceptions of ethnic clustering and representation are ascertained. (Author/MLW)

This study investigated the contributions of entering characteristics and college experiences on student satisfaction and degree completion using the input-environment-outcome assessment model developed by A. W. Astin (1995). A total of 594 college students who had started college about 5 years previously completed a survey about their college…