The paper demonstrates an approach for describing educational organizations in terms of their multiple evaluating environments. A college profile is drawn based on the diverse criteria that students, faculty, administrators, admissions staff, and athletics staff use to assess the success or failure of undergraduates. The relative values that 377…

Hypothetical and actual problems in the organizational, professional, collegial, and client relationships of college faculty were studied. A list of hypothetical problems was derived from a systematic literature search, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 32 faculty of history, biological science, political science, and business…

Data gathered from nearly 95 percent of America's higher education institutions report on unusual characteristics, innovative programs, and other features of the colleges for the year of 1979 unless specified as fall 1980. All information is given in list form. The word "colleges" is used to mean all undergraduate degree-granting institutions.…

Brief information on subjects of interest to staff, students, faculty and friends of Georgia State University are presented in this fact book. Contents include sections on general information about the institution (capsule history, statement of purpose, profile of the university and of the students, and overview of the university system of the…

In an effort to determine external and internal reasons for program, course, enrollment, and instructional differences in the strength of the humanities curriculum at two-year colleges, 20 colleges representing a variety of sizes, geographic locations, means of control, and program emphases were selected for site visits. Interviews revealed that…

A sample of 2,564 black college students attending 19 predominantly white colleges in the south were surveyed to determine their attitudes and opinions about their institutions. The students were generally female, under 21 years of age, single, and enrolled full-time. The survey focused on four areas: campus life and activities, college choice,…

To identify the traits that distinguish academically successful college women from those of average attainment, researchers measured the scores and scales recorded by 286 women in the Colleges of Agriculture, Education, and Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana. The components measured were: grade point average (GPA),…

The organization, policies, procedures, and traditions of North Texas State University are outlined in the 1977-78 edition of the faculty handbook. Topics covered are: university governance (statement of purpose, organization, faculty senate, committees, consortia, etc.); the faculty and the university (appointment, conditions of employment,…

Organized in five major sections, this August 1974 edition of the handbook covers the college's history and organization, personnel policies and procedures, administrative policies and procedures, academic policies and procedures, and college services. Personnel regulations cited deal with faculty contracts, academic freedom, professional ethics,…

A mode of operation that is currently being utilized for research and development activities in a nontraditional college environment is presented. The program described is in the content area of mathematics of life insurance. The students for whom the materials were developed are adults in insurance and related professions who are engaged in…

Traditionally, postsecondary education is based on a selective model in which students are uniformly expected to benefit from the methods of instructors and their concepts of appropriate curriculum and educational goals. Under this system, 30 to 70 percent of all community college students become part of an attrition statistic. In order to adapt…

This study of graduate and professional school students attempted to find out how students enter graduate and professional school and to assess their reactions to their experiences there. Following an introduction, the report includes: (1) a description of the sample students and how their current activities were related to their plans as seniors,…

The report is a comprehensive survey of incoming freshmen at the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP). The profile includes 2493 new students surveyed during their summer 1997 orientation. The student make-up included 53 percent males and 47 percent females; 64 percent were Caucasian and 36 percent were from minority ethnic or racial…

This paper discusses management strategies based on feminist social psychological principles, applies them to the administration of small colleges, and suggests their effectiveness for dealing with intelligent and independent faculty members. The principles cited are: (1) individuals are located in a sociological context that creates differences…

This study examined overall job satisfaction among college faculty in Mexico. The study used data from a 1992-93 Carnegie International Faculty Survey. Secondary multiple regression analysis identified predictor variables for several faculty subgroups. Results were interpreted by differentiating between work-related and intrinsic factors, as well…