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PDS Work at a Small University: Solutions to Common Problems
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Mills, Lynne – School-University Partnerships, 2010
Small universities deal with two primary issues when beginning to use the Professional Development School model: Adequate Funding and Faculty Support. Possible solutions are discussed, including ways to provide adequate funding through grants, enrichment/tutoring programs, reallocation of existing funds, and university priority money, as well as…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Tutoring, Universities, Small Colleges
A Case Study of Strategies Employed by Mercer University Leadership during Its Transformation from a Liberal Arts Institution into a Comprehensive University
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Nelson, Connie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The study examined the transformation of Mercer University from a small liberal arts school into a comprehensive institution. The purpose of the study was to explore the historical transformation of Mercer University and the role of leadership throughout the process. The qualitative study was a historical case study of Mercer University based on…
Descriptors: Dissent, Medical Schools, Liberal Arts, Trustees
Factors That Shape Administrators' Decisions for Implementing Online Courses in Small Private Universities
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Osborn, Kevin D. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The recent Sloan report found that online course enrollments are increasing 13% annually. This study investigated how the vision and philosophy of the academic leadership in small private universities influence the development of online learning. Investigations regarding online learning leadership have noted four core issues: (1) a clear…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Investigations, Universities, Private Colleges
Tuition Discounting Is on the Rise: Results of a NACUBO Study of Independent Institutions.
Hubbell, Loren Loomis – Business Officer, 1995
A study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) analyzed tuition discount ratios for small colleges with lower tuition, small colleges with higher tuition, and large colleges/universities. It examined average tuition discount percentages, average tuition rates and enrollments, percent of students aided, and…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Enrollment, Higher Education
Tuition Discounting Executive Summary, 1995.
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National Association of College and University Business Officers, Washington, DC. – 1996
This collection of charts is intended to be used by participants in the tuition discounting study to interpret and present institutional results vis-a-vis comparative peer groups. The three peer groups included in the study are: small colleges, lower tuition; small colleges, higher tuition; and large colleges and universities. The document is…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Finance, Educational Vouchers, Grants
Higher Education and American Philanthropy. A Report for 1977-78. Gifts and Bequests to Sixty-Seven Colleges and Universities.
Brakeley, John Price Jones, Inc., New York, NY. – 1979
The 1977-78 report of gifts and bequests to 67 colleges and universities, which is part of a continuing study of higher education and American philanthropy, is presented. Narrative and statistical information are provided as follows: 58-year totals and averages (1920-21 to 1977-78) on gifts and bequests to 67 colleges and universities; gifts and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Endowment Funds, Higher Education