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Leonard A. Munghor – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Diminishing student attitude toward the student evaluation of teaching (SET surveys) and its correlational effect on reduced survey response quality is a major concern. The use of SET to assess instructors for promotion and tenure extension is common and yet controversial in institutions of higher learning. As students become subjected to multiple…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Community College Students, Student Attitudes, Response Rates (Questionnaires)
Westine, Carl D.; Gullickson, Arlen R.; Wingate, Lori A. – Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, 2010
It is widely known that women are generally underrepresented in STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). The National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program has persistently worked to reduce this disparity. For example, the 2000 solicitation specified "increasing the participation of…
Descriptors: Females, STEM Education, Grants, Trend Analysis
Howells, Constance L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
A great deal of time, money, and effort can be expended on hiring community college presidents without any assurance that they will remain in their new positions a substantial amount of time. Building on decades of literature reporting the continuing decrease of presidential longevity, this study examined the methods most successful in selecting…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Statistical Analysis, College Presidents, Personnel Selection
Carson, Cristi, Ed. – Online Submission, 2012
The NEAIR (North East Association for Institutional Research) 2012 Conference Proceedings is a compilation of papers presented at the Bethesda, Maryland conference. Papers in this document include: (1) Can a Marketing Campaign Increase Response Rates to Online Course Evaluations? (Kimberly Puhala); (2) Developing Community College Peer…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Marketing, Course Evaluation, Response Rates (Questionnaires)
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Lefebvre, Lauryl A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2008
This article discusses the demographic profile, employment motivations, and changing roles of virtual faculty who hold part-time appointments. These insights are drawn from a 2006-2007 survey of forty-two part-time faculty working for virtual universities under the purview of the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities for the…
Descriptors: Employment, Virtual Universities, Questionnaires, Profiles
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Knapp, Laura G.; Kelly-Reid, Janice E.; Ginder, Scott A.; Miller, Elise – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) and other jurisdictions, such as Puerto Rico. This report presents information from the Winter 2006-07 IPEDS web-based data collection. Tabulations represent data…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Faculty, Teacher Salaries, Tenure
Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2007
The Maryland Higher Education Commission conducts a triennial follow-up survey of recent community college graduates and employers of occupational graduates in cooperation with the State's two-year campuses. This study provides information about the post-graduation employment and educational activities of community college students, their…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Graduates, College Students, Perception
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Sax, Linda J.; Gilmartin, Shannon K.; Lee, Jenny J.; Hagedorn, Linda Serra – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
This study was designed to examine response rates and bias among a sample of community college students who received a district-wide survey by standard mail or e-mail. Findings suggest that predictors of response and types of responses are not appreciably different across paper and online mail-out samples when these samples are "matched" in terms…
Descriptors: College Students, Response Style (Tests), Response Rates (Questionnaires), Community Colleges
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Goho, James – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2003
A perennial problem for survey research is achieving adequate response rates. One method for improving rates is to offer multiple modes for response. An associated issue is the effect of differing modes. This research examined both matters using a survey of community college graduates. Fielding consisted of two phases. Phase One offered three…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Surveys, Community Colleges