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PDF pending restorationSouthern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1978
The status of institutional efforts to overcome physical barriers for the handicapped is reviewed in this bulletin, based on SREB-sponsored questionnaire responses of representatives from southern colleges and universities. Recommondations for planning new construction or modifying existing facilities are offered, with some emphasis on using…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Architectural Barriers, Attitude Change, Building Design
Siryk, Bohdan – 1981
Student attrition was studied in relation to the quality of the interaction between the student and the college environment, using a modified version of the Total Adjustment Scale, a self-report rating scale. Academic functioning, social functioning, and bonding to the college setting were assessed for 459 college freshmen at the University of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Freshmen
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1981
An article and descriptions of programs for first-year college students are presented. In "As Freshmen First," John Orr Dwyer recounts the history of the word "freshman" and outlines some of the characteristics of the 1980s first-year student. Recognizing the problems that face students entering college for the first time, he…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Freshmen, College Programs, Higher Education
Download full textPike, Robert M. – 1981
English language sociological research on higher education in Canada from 1970-1980 is reviewed. Functionalists have tended to concentrate upon the task of describing the perceived functions of the educational system in the society and have usually considered major educational change as occurring in response to the requirements of the polity and…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Environment, College Faculty, College Students
McComas, James D. – 1981
Factors that influence the quality of higher education at Mississippi State University are considered. Quality in higher education is influenced by the background and competence of the faculty and staff, the kinds of students enrolled in programs, resources available, past history, and the current reputation of the university. Mississippi's system…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Ancillary School Services, Budgeting, College Environment
Burtner, Robert F.; Tincher, Wilbur A. – 1979
Problems experienced by nonresident students at Auburn University and areas in which they are receiving fewer opportunities for personal development, compared with residential students, were studied. Responses to a survey were obtained from 624 nonresident students and 223 resident students. Statistical data and a descriptive summary of the survey…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Commuting Students, Comparative Analysis
Long, Edward J., Jr. – 1978
In order to determine the characteristics of continuing education instructors at St. Petersburg Junior College, as well as their professional development interests and attitudes toward the college, a survey was administered to the 125 instructors and yielded an 82% response rate. The study showed: (1) the most typical instructor was a white…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age, College Environment, College Faculty
Wood, Peter H.; Wood, Jane H. – 1979
In a survey of student opinions of advisement, variations of a questionnaire were sent to a random sample of students and given to a random sample of students in classes. Analysis of the data from 519 respondents showed advisor functions to be ranked in this order of importance: (1) assisting with course choice and scheduling; (2) assistance with…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Environment, College Faculty, Courses
Walton, Clarence C.; Bolman, Frederick deW. – 1979
Conditions affecting the moral and intellectual integrity of American colleges and universities are discussed in a series of papers collected from the 56th American Assembly on "The Integrity of Higher Education." An erosion of public confidence in higher education is noted and it is suggested that the expectations of higher education have not…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Environment, College Faculty
Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA. – 1967
A DESIGN FOR A NEW COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY IS PRESENTED. THE GOAL OF THE NEW COLLEGE IS TO INITIATE IN THE STUDENT A PROCESS OF EVOLUTION WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO SHAPE HIM THROUGHOUT LIFE. THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO HELP THE STUDENT BECOME AN INTELLECTUALLY INDEPENDENT AND EMOTIONALLY RESPONSIBLE…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Environment, College Faculty, College Freshmen
Wolf, Dale – 1978
Because knowledge of educational opportunities is one of the most important factors in choosing a career, the objectives of this unit are to provide both the leader and American Indian girls involved in the career development program with general information about educational opportunities and to provide sources when specific information is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indian Education, American Indians, Apprenticeships
Tesche, Allan; And Others – 1974
The American Indian experience at the University of California, Davis is examined, with particular attention given to problems they encounter and to cultural and environmental supports needed for their survival. Information is provided on: the awareness of faculty, students and administrators of Indian culture, history, and problems; the entering…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), American Indian Culture, American Indians
Gurin, Patricia; Epps, Edgar – 1975
This book is the result of a series of studies conducted in several historically black colleges from 1964 to 1970. With a focus that changed from a study of activists to a study of students in an institutional context, the book is considered to aim at revealing and clarifying the concerns and dilemmas of black students during an uneasy period when…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Black Achievement, Black Attitudes
State Univ. of New York, Plattsburgh. Coll. at Plattsburgh. – 1975
The 1975-76 edition of the handbook consists of five major sections: the college; academic policies, procedures and services; personnel policies and practices; college policies and practices; and campus facilities and services. Specific items described include: college organization and administrative roles; academic standards and services; faculty…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Administrators
Hardin-Simmons Univ., Abilene, TX. – 1975
The 1975 edition of the faculty handbook is divided into major sections covering administrative structure, faculty-administration relationships, faculty compensation and fringe benefits, faculty services, faculty-student responsibilities and relationships, and summer school employment. The university administration is described with regard to the…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Standards, Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility
