This paper examines the extent to which American undergraduate students find problems adjusting to study in Israeli colleges, universities, and yeshivot with respect to the Hebrew language, academic matters, personal situations, and living arrangements. The study asked 671 undergraduate American students studying in Israel how difficult it was for…

Tabular data are presented on higher education in North Carolina, as of 1990-91, in this 24th annual compendium. Data are presented in 83 tables and 14 figures, categorized within the following sections: current enrollment; enrollment trends; undergraduate transfers; degrees conferred; faculty; library resources; costs to students; admissions;…

A national survey of two-year colleges with residence hall programs was conducted to determine the size and scope of the programs; the availability of specialized housing; programs and services available within the housing system; the existence of policies on room assignments, fire and safety, damage and vandalism, security, discipline, room…

Acknowledging that college life has changed dramatically over the last 20 years, this book tells parents what to expect as their children leave home. Beginning with the college admissions process, practical solutions are offered for specific problems. Topics covered include: basic issues every family should discuss before the student leaves for…

Data collected in the seventh annual survey of fall 1980 are presented with summary data from fall 1974 through fall 1980 on the use of residence hall facilities. In addition to a preface and introduction, a summary of data and definitions is provided. Part One offers summary tables for fall 1974 through fall 1980: total and percent of use of net…

This bibliography supplements and updates the same author's "Residence Halls in U.S. Higher Education," which was published in 1973. The introduction states that every effort has been made not to duplicate the annotations and citations included in the first edition of the bibliography; therefore persons desiring information regarding residence…

Selected personality variables of college students who reside under different living arrangements were studied to determine the effect of student's type of housing, gender, and enrollment classification. A sample of students living in residential halls at Maryville College were administered the Attitude Toward Women Scale (ATWS), the Bem Sex Role…

Information on tuition and living accommodation costs at Canadian universities for 1979-80 and 1980-81 is presented. Accomodation costs are for university-operated residences and housing and not for accommodation in off-campus private quarters. The costs do not include transportation and personal expenditures. The Canada Student Loans Program is…

Positions on 37 issues related to higher education's implementation of section 504 were developed by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). This project is a part of the interassociation effort (Higher Education and the Handicapped--HEATH) to provide colleges and universities with information and technical…

Procedures have been developed for completing survey forms to collect data ssential in inventorying space and measuring the utilization of different types of space among institutions of higher education. Forms and survey methods are included for--(1) building analysis, (2) room analysis, (3) residential room analysis, and (4) space utilization…

Uncontrollable factors exist in any situation and must be met as they arise. The University of Minnesota has adopted the assumption that the future will in some respects follow the pattern of the past. The traditional method of basing space needs on square footage per student does not take into account increased demands for space that result from…

Student opinion concerning the degree of restriction desired in the University of South Carolina's (USC) solicitation policy was sought on several types of solicitation: political, religious, financial, and membership recruitment. They were also asked to differentiate between student and non-student solicitation. A residence hall solicitation…

University supported residence halls should make some significant contribution to the development of the individual resident. Programming in the halls ought to have three major objectives, three dimensions along which change should take place: (1) social-personal value systems; (2) receptivity and sensitivity to cultural experiences; and (3)…

A summary of the current literature from Britain and America on student housing is organized into topical areas. A brief examination of the scope of the problem in terms of residence patterns initiates the review of literature. The topics included are--(1) general material, (2) research, (3) student culture, (4) decreasing impersonality in large…

In order to help orient Indian students to the facilities and opportunities available at an institution of higher learning, the following program was developed at the University of Western Ontario. First, letters were circulated to departmental chairmen and faculty members asking them to write a papagraph describing each summer job that could be…