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Download full textPascarella, Ernest T.; Terenzini, Patrick T. – 1975
This study, done at Syracuse University in 1975, investigated the multidimensional differences in freshman perceptions and experience of the academic and non-academic aspects of college associated with varying amounts of informal contact with faculty. Discriminant analysis indicated that factor dimensions, termed Interest Value, Practical Appeal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Environment, College Faculty, College Freshmen
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. – 1977
Results of a self-study conducted by Miami-Dade Community College, Florida, on the impact of state and federal regulation and reporting requirements are presented. The following areas have resulted in difficulties for the college in dealing with regulatory requirements: the Family Rights and Privacy Act (Buckley Amendment); administration of…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
Wilson, William L. – 1980
Innovative programs in higher education that have been supported by American business during 1978-80 are described. Programs that have been selected for overall excellence, as part of the awards program sponsored by the Council for Financial Aid to Education, are examined, as are programs judged to have merit. The following award-winning programs…
Descriptors: Athletics, Banking, Black Colleges, Blacks
Belanger, Charles H.; Lavallee, Lise – 1979
The private internal rate of return to investment is evaluated in two levels in each of the following four educational programs: computer science, nursing, nutrition, and social work. In these fields, a situation occurs in which many bachelor's degree graduates and community college vocational degree holders perform exactly the same work and…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Choice, College Programs
Cosand, Joseph P. – 1979
Community colleges are being challenged to plan ahead, and to be aware of and to anticipate the pressures of declining resources, changing student profiles and interests, and more competition for students and funds. In response to changing student characteristics, colleges must begin careful curriculum planning to provide students with transfer,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty
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Direct linkHazelkorn, Ellen – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2004
Across OECD countries, governments, policy makers and university managers are examining the future of higher education and questioning the role of educational research. These discussions are taking place against the backdrop that knowledge production and the contribution of higher education to the economy and the prestige and standing of nations…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Research, Surveys, Competition
Alvord, Catherine, Ed. – Online Submission, 2006
The NEAIR 2006 Conference Proceedings is a compilation of papers presented at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania conference. Topics include: Policy Analysis, Grading Policy, State Higher Education Accountability Program, Performance Assessment, Freshmen Transfer Risk, Assessment, Degree Completion, First-Year Academic Success, Effectiveness in…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, School Holding Power, Sexual Orientation, Policy Analysis
Volkwein, J. Fredericks; And Others – 1995
This study examined the characteristics of students who default on their student loans and compared default among Whites, Asians, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans. Four logistic regression models were developed using information from the National Post-Secondary Student Aid Study which contains an array of pre-college, college,…
Descriptors: Accountability, American Indians, Asian American Students, Asian Americans
Price, Jane, Ed. – 1992
This publication contains 25 papers from a conference on defining quality higher education. Opening sections cover the conference program and members of the conference's steering committee. A representative sampling of papers includes the following: "The College Student Experiences Questionnaire: A Follow-Up Study of Academic and Social…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Students
Willingham, Warren W.; And Others – 1976
The Cooperative Assessment of Experiential Learning (CAEL) Project involves Educational Testing Service and some 250 member institutions. The purpose of the project is to develop procedures and materials that will be useful in strengthening the assessment of experiential learning in higher education. This report describes extensive findings that…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Students, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Brown Univ., Providence, RI. – 1980
A report of The Brown Project, which concerns coeducation at colleges in the late 1970s, is presented. Section one contains five working papers on various aspects of the undergraduate experience, based on the work of the research team representing six institutions. Topics concern: academic and intellectual development and sex differences;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Policy, Coeducation, College Environment
Moore, William S., Comp. – 1981
Information about and excerpts from the 1981 "Commuter Institution Index," an annual publication on research on commuter institutions of higher education are presented. The Index provides an overview of the demographic characteristics of responding institutions and the functions most frequently performed by these institutions for commuters. It…
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, Commuting Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Counseling
Hammond, Martine F. – 1981
The efforts to survive of Cazenovia College, a private, two-year, residential, woman's college in Cazenovia, New York, are described, based on interviews, observation, and analysis of written materials. The college announced its closing in 1974 and subsequently reopened successfully. The college was assessed in terms of its efficiency in internal…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, Case Studies
Bramlett, Linda; Marcus, Bruce – 1977
Results of a self-study conducted by Rice University, Texas, on the impact of federal legislation, especially nondiscrimination legislation, and the influence of federally-sponsored research are described. A survey was conducted of department chairmen, administrative staff, and a few selected faculty through interviewing and questionnaire…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Affirmative Action
Bers, John A. – 1980
A student follow-up system was designed and implemented at Gadsden State Junior College (GSJC) in Alabama which revealed several administrative problems in integrating student follow-up into the institutional planning process. Development of the system involved tailoring existing pre-packaged follow-up methodologies to meet GSJC's individual needs…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adoption (Ideas), College Administration, College Planning
