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Program Administration Scale (PAS): Measuring Whole Leadership in Early Childhood Centers, Third Edition
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Talan, Teri N.; Bella, Jill M.; Bloom, Paula Jorde – Teachers College Press, 2022
The "Program Administration Scale" (PAS) is designed to reliably measure and improve the leadership and management practices of center-based programs--the only instrument of its kind to focus exclusively on organization-wide administrative issues. In the third edition, the authors share updated information supporting the reliability and…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Evaluation Methods, Leadership, Early Childhood Education
2011 National Survey of Senior Capstone Experiences: Institutional-Level Data on the Culminating Experience. Research Reports on College Transitions No. 3
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Padgett, Ryan D.; Kilgo, Cindy A. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2012
In 2011, the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition revisited its 1999 National Survey of Senior Seminars and Capstone Courses to explore the current state of culminating experiences in American higher education. Drawn from a sample of public and private colleges and universities across the country, the…
Descriptors: National Surveys, College Seniors, Curriculum, Student Experience
2009 National Survey of First-Year Seminars: Ongoing Efforts to Support Students in Transition. Research Reports on College Transitions No. 2
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Padgett, Ryan D.; Keup, Jennifer R. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2011
Findings from the ninth triennial administration of the National Survey of First-Year Seminars, describing the nature and extent of first-year seminars on American college campuses. Drawn from a broad sample of colleges and universities from every institutional type, control, and size, the survey addresses topics including seminar characteristics…
Descriptors: National Surveys, First Year Seminars, Research Reports, School Support
2008 National Survey of Sophomore-Year Initiatives: Curricular and Cocurricular Structures Supporting the Success of Second-Year College Students. Research Reports on College Transitions No. 1
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Keup, Jennifer R.; Gahagan, Jimmie; Goodwin, Ryan N. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2010
The inaugural report in the National Resource Center's new research series on college transitions examines institutional initiatives designed to support students in the second college year. The authors report on findings from the second administration of the National Survey of Sophomore-Year Initiatives, describing the kinds of programs offered…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Annual Reports, College Students, Success
Reading on the Go! Volume 2: A Handbook of Resources, Spring 2007
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Popp, Patricia A. – National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2007
This handbook is the second volume in a publication supported by the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) to explore reading instruction for students experiencing high mobility as a result of high poverty. The initial document, "Reading on the Go! Students Who Are Highly Mobile and Reading Instruction," reviewed the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Reading Instruction, Supplementary Education, Poverty
The Teaching Learning Enterprise: Miami-Dade Community College's Blueprint for Change.
Jenrette, Mardee S.; Napoli, Vince – 1994
In March of 1986, Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) instituted the Miami-Dade Teaching/Learning Project (MDTLP) to help the college improve teaching and learning and respond to the needs of non-traditional students. This book uses a description and evaluation of the MDTLP to present practical guidelines for organizing, managing,…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Rightsizing Effectively. An APPA Task Force Report.
APPA: Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers, Alexandria, VA. – 1995
The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers surveyed its members in 1993 regarding the effects of severe budget reductions. From 1,500 surveys mailed, there were 388 responses. The responses indicated the importance of a number of factors in institutions undergoing downsizing. Important factors included: a mission statement, the morale…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Case Studies, College Buildings, Financial Problems
The Undecided College Student: An Academic and Career Advising Challenge.
Gordon, Virginia N. – 1984
The way that academic advisers, counselors, faculty, and administrators can help undecided college students set and implement educational and career goals is described. The focus is a developmental advising approach and career development concepts. Origins of indecision, categories of undecided students, and model programs for counseling and…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Aspiration, Career Counseling, College Faculty