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Download full textJacobsen, Marilyn-Lu Webb – 1977
A summary of a study of interdisciplinary education in the health sciences, conducted to identify the conditions and experiences needed to achieve specified objectives, is presented. Ten research questions were used to guide the direction of the research and the Delphi inquiry was used as a data-gathering technique. An expert panel of l5 vice…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum Development, Data Collection, Higher Education
William Rainey Harper Coll., Palatine, IL. – 1972
To determine the reasons for the declining enrollment of high school seniors at William Rainey Harper College, a survey was made of a random sample of 501 high school graduates, equally split between 1971 and 1972 graduates. Telephone calls elicited information on 447 students. The data collected showed that while lower percentages of the high…
Descriptors: College Choice, Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Armstrong, David F. – 1976
A questionnaire was mailed to all members of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Bar Association in order to assess the need for trained legal assistants among practicing Montgomery County attorneys, and to elicit their opinions of functions legal assistants might perform and recommendations for coursework and other aspects of a legal assistant…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Institutional Research, Job Analysis
Seniors, Alma L. – 1976
In the spring of 1976, 1,183 community services students were surveyed to obtain data to furnish a demographic description of the students, to serve as a basis for formulating future community services courses, and to serve as a basis for comparing yearly successes or failures of courses. Of those surveyed, 723 responded. Results of the survey…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Services, Course Evaluation, Demography
Peer reviewedViehland, Dennis W.; Plucker, Frank E. – Research in Higher Education, 1988
A survey of higher education programs found that nine of the programs offer an area of concentration in institutional research and 17 programs have an institutional research core course. These programs are identified and the content of the curriculum is described. Planning topics received the most emphasis in courses. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Core Curriculum, Graduate Study
MacFarland, Thomas W. – 1995
Many of the services, functions, and publications of Research and Planning at Nova Southeastern University, Florida, were studied. The evaluation was aimed at university improvement and to meet the requirements of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools that each institution examine the effectiveness of its…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Planning, Educational Technology
Abou-Sayf, Frank – 1999
This report presents the findings of the Staff Institutional Survey distributed to Hawaii's Kapi'olani Community College (KCC) staff in February 1999. This survey requested biographical information and data related to the following six categories: Facilities and Equipment, Leadership and Support, Personnel Policies, Professional Development…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Community Colleges, Employee Attitudes
Patton, Douglas A.; Carine, Edwin T., Jr. – College Board Review, 1979
A survey of the ways in which two-year-college admissions offices in the middle states region have been affected by social and demographic trends is discussed. The changing role of the admissions officer, student retention, institutional research, and institutional problems are described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, Adult Students, College Admission, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedvan Dijk, Hans; Meijer, Kees – Higher Education Management, 1997
Based on results of a Dutch study concerning internationalization of higher education, a model for analyzing the internal institutional process of decision making for, organization of, and implementation of international activities is described. The model positions institutions according to three dimensions: policy (importance attached to…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, College Administration, Decision Making
Peer reviewedMachung, Anne – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1995
Response of colleges and universities to surveys from publishers of college guides and popular newsstand magazines is discussed, and considerations in developing a standard survey response are explored. These include the advantages and limitations of standardized information formats, how much of the information reaches prospective students, how…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Choice, Comparative Analysis, Guides
Matross, Ron; Roesler, Jon – 1983
Hints on conducting surveys appropriate for university use are outlined, and sample checklists and forms are provided. The following research elements concerning generic surveys are covered: sequences of events for surveys conducted by mail (15 weeks) and telephone (11 weeks); algorithms for estimating materials costs and quantities; a catalog of…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Guidelines
Esp, Barbarann; Torelli, Alexis – 1977
The Special Studies Program at Hofstra University is designed for high school graduates applying to the University whose educational backgrounds require a more personalized approach to introductory collegiate work. A 26-item questionnaire was administered to 27 former Special Studies students. In addition to demographic data, the areas covered by…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Freshmen, Compensatory Education, Demography
Cameron, Susan M. – 1978
The possible sponsorship/career success relationship among university male and female faculty is investigated. Focus is on the effects this sponsorship process has in later career success as measured by publication rate, grants received, rate of professional collaboration, and professional network involvement. A sample of 133 faculty members (64…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Career Opportunities, College Faculty, Females
Kulage, Karyn – 1981
The process of conducting needs assessment at State Community College of East St. Louis is described. Among the objectives of the needs assessment are: program and service evaluation, marketing, new program development, and strategic planning. The basic purposes of the needs assessment were curricular planning and development, and several target…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Wetzel, Susan – 1977
The survey instruments that are a part of an ongoing systematic process of information gathering at Delaware County Community College (DCCC) form the bulk of this manual. Designed to familiarize the faculty and staff with the process of survey use for decision-making, the intended populations and the possible applications of data are described.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Research, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
