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Rajasekhara, Koosappa – 1986
The goals and aspirations of 35,950 students who had attended Maryland community colleges were surveyed 18 months after college entry. For first-time credit students who entered college during fall 1982, comparisons were made of two groups who returned usable responses to mailed questionnaires. The first group consisted of 5,133 students who were…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Download full textMalaney, Gary D. – 1987
The research on graduate students that has appeared in 20 academic journals since 1976 is reviewed. Ninety-four articles are classified into topic areas, and representative articles of each area are discussed. The research designs of the 94 research studies are considered with attention to: the level of students (master's or doctoral); whether…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Admission, College Choice
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Coll. Scholarship Service. – 1985
Student loan counseling and debt management are discussed in three papers, six commentaries, and a panel discussion from a College Scholarship Service colloquium. In "Fulfilling the Institution's Responsibilities to Student Borrowers," Theodore J. Marchese discusses a shift in student financial aid marked by the ascendency of loans…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Debt (Financial), Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
Newton, Michael D. – 1982
The need for and success of the external undergraduate degree program at the University of Redlands, California, in meeting the educational and occupational goals of a selected population of graduates were assessed. A 21-item questionnaire was administered to alumni of 3 external bachelor degree programs. Sixty-seven respondents had been awarded…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adult Students, Alumni, Bachelors Degrees
Freeman, Nancy S. – 1982
The development and implementation of an information system concerning full-time faculty are described. The system originated as a direct result of the need to complete the full-time faculty salaries, tenure, and fringe benefits section of the annual Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) report. This approach uses computer analysis…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Analysis
North East Association for Institutional Research. – 1981
The proceedings of the annual conference of the North East Association for Institutional Research, whose theme was "Planning for Quality," are presented. The 26 papers were divided into the following topics: admissions, assessment, enrollment, faculty and staff, outcomes, planning, programs and retention, the environment, and the field of…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Alumni, Career Choice, College Administration
Larkin, Paul G. – 1977
Faced with the need to replace a "waiting list" system of nursing program admissions with a more equitable selection process, Prince George's Community College examined the criteria leading to successful completion of the five-part State Board Examinations (SBE). Resultant criteria would then be used to place applicants into a…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
Alfred, Richard L. – 1978
In this sourcebook, nine contributors explore the issue of reduced resources for community colleges in the current period of decelerating growth. S. V. Martorana describes how public two-year institutions have become increasingly dependent on state and federal financial support, resulting in losses of college autonomy. W. Gary McGuire examines…
Descriptors: College Administration, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Martin, Mary P., Ed.; Staman, E. Michael, Ed. – 1981
Proceedings of a 1981 joint conference sponsored by the Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) and the North Carolina Association for Institutional Research are presented. The conference theme was the practice of institutional research. Contents include preconference workshop reports, speeches, abstracts of papers, and reports of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, College Planning
Hendel, Patricia K., Ed. – 1982
A compilation of 109 abstracts from the "Research and Development Report Series," is presented based on R&D projects conducted during 1963-1981 by Educational Testing Service on behalf of the College Entrance Examination Board. Project titles and authors include the following: "The Effect of Special Preparation on SAT Verbal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures
Hendel, Darwin D. – 1982
The Student Course Information Project (SCIP) at the University of Minnesota, which provides information to help students in course selection and in planning programs of study, is described. SCIP began as a pilot project in the 1979 spring quarter, based on student opinions concerning course selection, statistics on incompletes and course…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Faculty, College Students, Course Descriptions
van der Klauw, C. F., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Information is presented concerning the European Association for Research and Development in Higher Education (EARDHE) and educational research and development occurring at the universities in the Netherlands. Additionally, perspectives on how university teachers in Hamburg, Germany, can improve their teaching methods are considered. The goals and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Assessment
Bogart, Karen – 1981
Technical information about the Institutional Self-Study Guide (ISSG) on Sex Equity, which was developed to help postsecondary educational institutions change to achieve sex equity, is presented. The ISSG was developed for three audiences: chief executives of colleges and universities, regional accreditation agencies, and women and their advocates…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, College Students
MacKenzie, Bonnie L. – 1981
Postgraduate education, employment, and attitudes of 1973 and 1979 graduates of the University of California, Davis, were surveyed in 1980. The return rates were 54 percent of the 1973 graduates and 61 percent of the 1979 graduates. For the 1979 graduates it was found that one-third are enrolled in graduate/professional school, about half attend…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Attendance, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship
McLean, James E. – 1980
Courses, instruction, arrangements, and student outcomes of the Monterrey Tech Staff Development Program were evaluated. The program was designed to assist faculty and administrators of the Monterrey Institute of Technology strengthen their qualifications through a master's degree program in education offered in Mexico City by regular members of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrators
