The modern college for women, evolving by rapid growth from recent simple beginnings to its present highly complex state, is unquestionably still in the process of development. A glance over the changes already accomplished brings conviction that the present situation is but a stage in the life history of a virile institution. That present…

Based on a survey conducted by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 694 non-profit, public and private two-year colleges in the United States and its territories, including statistics on 1962-63 enrollments and personnel. Following material on the scope and compilation of the directory, general…

Based on a survey conducted by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 719 non-profit, public and private two-year colleges in the United States and its territories, including statistics on 1963-64 enrollments and personnel. Following material on the scope and compilation of the directory,…

Based on a survey conducted by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 771 non-profit, public and private two-year colleges in the United States and its territories, including statistics on 1964-65 enrollments, personnel, and student costs. Following material on the scope and compilation of the…

Based on a survey conducted by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 993 community, junior, and technical colleges and two-year branch campuses in the United States and its territories, and AAJC members in other countries, including statistics on 1967-68 enrollments, personnel, and student…

Information on enrollment in Catholic higher education since 1978 and trends in financial operations and student financial aid are presented, based on an update of a 1980 investigation. Narrative summaries and statistical data address the following areas: total enrollment since 1978 at Catholic postsecondary institutions; enrollment at doctoral…

A study was conducted at a women's college to compare contrasting ideas of general education curriculum requirements: the prescribed core curriculum in which all students take the same courses versus the distributive model in which students are required to choose a minimum number of courses within specified academic areas. Graduating seniors were…

The efforts of eight private four-year colleges to deal with revenue declines in the 1970s are described. The major social, political, and economic developments that contributed to the decline and recovery efforts are briefly reviewed. Attention is directed to strategic management responses to the financial stress. The colleges, whose identities…

Discrimination against women in U.S. society and the academic world is detailed in the eight chapters of this book. Inconsistencies in American society, and arbitrary societal standards that have perpetuated discriminatory behavior toward women are examined. Part I focuses on the socialization process that women undergo as Americans and as women…

Granting sabbatical leave as a stimulus to scholarly growth and as a broadening of outlook appeared among the earliest fringe benefits provided faculty members by institutions of higher education in the United States. This report on the history of sabbatical leave and present practices in that area should be helpful to institutions engaged in the…

Volume II of the 1888-1889 "Report of the Commissioner of Education" has one part. Part III -- Detailed Statistics of Educational Systems and Institutions, with Comments and Discussions: (1) Statistics of State Common School Systems; (2) Digests of State School Reports; (3) Report of the General Agent of Education for Alaska; (4) City…

This article examines the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's gender-segregated higher education system and how it is used to transmit the Kingdom's traditional societal expectations to the employment sector. With Saudi Arabia's current need for economic change, the education system is retarding instead of accelerating reform. A background consisting of…

Based on data collected by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 598 junior colleges in the United States and its territories, Canada, and other selected countries for 1953-54. Following introductory material on the scope of the directory, tables provide statewide summaries of the following data…

Based on data collected by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 596 junior colleges in the United States and its territories, Canada, and other selected countries for 1954-55. Following introductory material on the scope of the directory, tables provide statewide summaries of the following data…

Based on data collected by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 635 junior colleges in the United States and its territories, Canada, and other selected countries for 1955-56. Following introductory material on the scope of the directory, tables provide statewide summaries of the following data…