Data for the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources "CUPA-HR's" "Administrators in Higher Education Salary Survey" were collected November 1, 2016-February 5, 2017. The survey was conducted entirely online through Surveys Online, CUPA-HR's data collection and reporting system. For this year's…

"Staying the Course: Online Education in the United States, 2008" represents the sixth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. This year's study, like those for the previous five years, is aimed at answering some of the fundamental questions about the nature and extent of online education. Supported by the…

Data gathered from a national survey on the status of adult and continuing education in the United States are presented. Chapters cover: continuing education in 410 institutions of higher education (description of the sample, relationships among institutional characteristics, staffing patterns, and support for grants acquisition); the continuing…

Salary increases for college and university administrators slightly outpaced last year's inflation rate, similar to the increase for professionals outside higher education. Analysts feel higher education is trying to be more competitive, but expect the trend to reverse as the economy worsens. Average salaries are charted for position and…

The responsibility for graduate education and the power and authority structure among graduate deans, college or school deans, departments, and faculty were studied using a sample of 338 schools. Attention was directed to the following concerns: institutional characteristics that are related to the organization and administration of graduate…

The research literature on online learning has grown significantly in the past decade. Many studies have been published that examine the extent, nature, policies, learning outcomes, and other issues associated with online instruction. While much of this literature focuses specifically on postsecondary education with approximately three million…

Data on college and university administrators' salaries in 1993-94 are presented by institution type (doctoral, comprehensive, baccalaureate, two-year) and various administrative positions. Analysis indicates that public institution raises were higher than those at private institutions. Little change in the trend is anticipated in the near future.…

Data from an annual survey (n=1,432 institutions) on college administrator salaries show that, although salaries increased modestly, they kept up with inflation. They also indicate patterns in internal vs. external promotion and in presidents' lengths of service. Data are displayed by position and institution type (doctoral, comprehensive,…

Recent accreditation guidelines of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, as well as various legislative initiatives, require two-year institutions in Kansas to develop measures of student achievement as part of their overall assessment of institutional effectiveness. In July and August of 1992, a subcommittee of the Kansas Council…

The 2003 Sloan Survey of Online Learning polled academic leaders and was weighted to allow for inferences about all degree-granting institutions open to the public. When asked to compare the online learning outcomes with those of face-to-face instruction a majority said they are equal. Two out of every three also responded that online learning is…