This study, part of the National Study of Student Learning, investigated the influence of differential exposure to postsecondary education, particularly the impact of type of institution, number of credit hours, and other factors on gains in critical thinking skills. the sample was 2,092 first-year students attending 13 four-year and 4 two-year…

Currently, 14 of the 22 Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree programs at New Jersey's Cumberland County College (CCC) provide work experience opportunities, incorporating hands-on experience and theories derived from instruction in the classroom. Employers who participate in work experience, or Cooperative Education (CE), programs benefit by…

From 1992-94, a working group appointed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO's) European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES) reviewed the perceived and actual recognition of studies completed by students from Europe and the United States at institution on both continents. This report reviews that…

This guide provides profiles of distance learning programs in postsecondary education institutions throughout the United States, alphabetically by institution. The descriptions contain information on program access, media used (e.g., videocassette, correspondence, television, radio, teleconferencing), student services offered, application process,…

This publication presents data on enrollment in the North Dakota University System for the fall of 1992. Data were supplied by the institutions of postsecondary education and are presented in 17 tables and two figures. Following a section defining key terms the tables provide information on the following: (1) headcount enrollment; (2) full-time…

In 1992, 27 Illinois community college districts (38 colleges) participated in a national transfer study conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC). The purpose of the study was to test a model for calculating transfer rates which used as its cohort group those students entering a community college in fall 1986 with no…

This volume contains 16 essays on Further Education (FE) in the context of its changing status and role in the educational and economic life of Great Britain. The essays are grouped around four main themes: (1) FE and mission; (2) managerial responsibilities; (3) context; and (4) diversity. The essays are: "FE Makes Itself Indispensable"…

Inconsistencies in the definition of transfer from two-year to four-year institutions and in the calculation of the transfer rate have given rise to incongruous findings. For example, one researcher in 1989 reported a transfer rate of less than 12% for the colleges in Illinois at the same time that the Chancellor's Office of the California…

This publication presents data on enrollment in the North Dakota University System for the fall of 1993. Data were supplied by the institutions of postsecondary education and are presented in 17 tables and 2 figures. Following a section defining key terms the tables provide information on the following: (1) headcount enrollment; (2) full-time…

In the fall of 1989, the Intersegmental Coordinating Council organized the Data Needs Task Force (DNTF) to determine the feasibility of establishing a transfer rate definition. Specifically, the DNTF was charged with defining the information needed to strengthen intersegmental transfer programs, establishing common definitions (including…

The Running Start (RS) Program was piloted at 5 community colleges and 36 high schools in Washington state during the 1990-91 school year. RS allows high school juniors and seniors to enroll in a community college for high school and college credit. A total of 358 students participated in the pilot program in 1990-91 and will participate again in…

A profile is provided of students at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) who enrolled in at least one college preparatory course in fall 1989. The report covers the number of academically prepared students; their ethnic distribution, age, gender, and native language; the year they graduated from high school; their enrollment and matriculation…

Recommendations for appropriations to each public college and university in Alabama are presented by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) in its 1987-1988 unified budget report. For each institution and type of expenditure (e.g., academic, research, public service, and capital outlay), data are provided for: 1985-1986 appropriations,…

Because the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) sets accreditation standards specifying that undergraduate business programs should concentrate their professional courses in the last 2 years of a 4-year program, and should offer only a limited amount of work below the junior year, community college transfer students…

This curriculum guide was prepared to help Connecticut high schools offer an opportunity to disadvantaged high school students who are interested in home economics education to earn some college credit toward a degree in dietetic technology. The curriculum guide includes an overview of the course with a course description, recommended textbooks,…