Using data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:93/03) of College Graduates, we use structural equation modeling to model the relationships between college major, values held in college, collegiate community service participation, and the post-college political participation of college graduates by public versus private…

Students entering college for the first time are embarking on a life-changing journey like none they have experienced. The potential impact the college experience will have on their lives is extreme. Students will be engaged in class and co-curricular settings in ways that will challenge them to produce developmental growth that will carry them…

The Rokeach Value Survey was administered to a randomly selected group of first year students, the faculty and the administration of a private, four-year college located in a semi-rural area in Puerto Rico. The purpose of the test was to determine how congruent were the values held by the members of the college community with those implied by the…

This survey of the faculty at Harcum Junior College (Pennsylvania) gives some insight into their values, their perceptions of the college environment, and their unique role within that environment. These characteristics are compared with data collected on faculty and students at three diverse California community colleges. Some of the traits…

Purpose: The aim of this article is to compare images of ideal leadership between independent elementary and secondary schools and research universities using a standardized set of values, and to compare these ratings with an empirically-derived model of effective group leadership. Design/methodology/approach: Ratings by individuals within…

Work values of faculty members in small liberal arts colleges that belonged to the Council of Independent Colleges were investigated. Questionnaires were sent to 719 faculty members and 353 usable responses were received: 215 from church-related colleges and 138 from independent colleges. Super's Work Values Inventory was used to measure 15 work…

Examined is a small, private liberal arts college at a moment of possible disorientation resulting from planned change and at a moment of major shift from its traditional role. Under new presidential leadership, the college has just undergone a comprehensive year-long evaluation and planning process designed to redefine its mission, evaluate its…

To develop a profile of home economics majors at a private Christian university and to compare their goals, attitudes and perceptions with those of 1126 home economics majors at the 37 land grant institutions participating in the S-114 Southern Regional Study, the S-114 questionnaire is used to survey all 247 home economics majors at Bob Jones…

The characteristics and experiences of college freshmen who entered private black colleges in 1976 and 1985 were compared, based on data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program's "The American Freshman: National Norms." Attention was focused on socioeconomic status (SES), academic preparation and confidence, reasons for…

National normative data on characteristics of students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen are presented, based on results of the fall 1986 Cooperative Institutional Research Program survey. The data are weighted to represent the population of freshmen. Extensive statistical data are reported separately for women and men, and for 37…

National normative data on characteristics of students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen are presented, based on the results of the fall 1984 Cooperative Research Program survey. The data are weighted to represent the population of freshmen. Extensive statistical data are reported separately for women and men, and for 37…