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Support for Students with Hidden Disabilities in Universities: A Case Study
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Couzens, Donna; Poed, Shiralee; Kataoka, Mika; Brandon, Alicia; Hartley, Judy; Keen, Deb – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
More students with disabilities are accessing the tertiary sector with many disabilities not easily observed (or hidden), because there are no physical indicators. These "hidden" disabilities affect a variety of cognitive processes and may be developmental or acquired. To ensure students with hidden disabilities can enrol, engage in and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Universities, College Students
Building an Information-Rich Environment in a Community College: The Decision Support System at City College of San Francisco.
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Gabriner, Robert S. – 2001
This document is a report on the City College of San Francisco Decision Support System (DSS). The DSS is a Web-based information system, designed to provide quick access to college information and services for students, faculty, and staff. It includes data on student demographics, course offerings, productivity of departments, student success…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Information, Administrator Attitudes, College Role
The Role of Finances in the Persistence Process: A Structural Model.
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Cabrera, Alberto F.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A survey of 466 students in a large, urban commuter college investigated the relationship of student finances to academic persistence. Results suggest that financial aid (1) equalizes opportunities for students, thus decreasing attractiveness of alternatives, (2) facilitates academic and social integration, and (3) increases student commitment to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Students, Financial Problems
Registration Study. Research Note.
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Baratta, Mary Kathryne – 1978
During spring 1977 registration, 3,255 or 45% of Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) registering students responded to a scheduling preferences and problems questionnaire covering enrollment status, curriculum load, program preference, ability to obtain courses, schedule conflicts, preferred times for class offerings, actual scheduling of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Enrollment
Class Scheduling Preferences: Full-Time Students and Faculty, Fontbonne College, St. Louis, Missouri.
Freidman, William – 1979
The problems of class scheduling in higher education institutions are discussed in this research study that investigated the scheduling preferences of students at Fontbonne College, a small, private, four-year college in Missouri. Scheduling for nontraditional, part-time students at Fontbonne has centered on evening and weekend classes with…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Faculty, Evening Programs, Flexible Scheduling
Campus Climate Issues To Consider for the Next Decade.
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Cress, Christine M.; Sax, Linda J. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1998
Highlights findings on campus climate from 30 years of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program and significance for higher education institutions in the next decade, focusing on relationship between student characteristics and campus climate as reflected in college choice and access, financial concerns, majors and career plans, values and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Planning, Cognitive Style, College Choice