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Garzino, Salvatore J. – Journal of Education for Social Work, 1979
The desirability of a comprehensive assessment of social welfare students is suggested. The multidimensional system of grading is described as a flexible approach to better student evaluation, which complements performance-based curriculum designs. The synergistic effects of a set of objective assignments in a social work research course is…
Descriptors: College Students, Competency Based Education, Courses, Curriculum Design
Lindenmann, Walter K. – 1983
Basic and practical information on how to do opinion surveys and how to apply the information gathered for use in student recruitment, public relations, and other advancement programs is presented. In addition, 12 sample questionnaires are included that have helped colleges and universities measure the opinions of alumni, students, faculty/staff,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Data Collection, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement
Jacobs, James A.; Baber, Carolyn D. – 1984
The results of three surveys conducted in 1983--one of Texas Tech University students, one of the library staff, and one of faculty members--indicated that all three populations surveyed agreed that the library should provide bibliographic instruction for students. Preliminary profiles of user needs were developed on the basis of responses to the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Higher Education, Library Instruction
Strieker, Toni; Salisbury, Christine; Roach, Virginia – 2001
This document was designed to help teams of policymakers, practitioners, and advocates implement inclusive practices in state and local school systems. It is based on a policy evaluation framework with guiding questions to be used to assess the extent to which state and local systems are inclusive in six key areas: (1) curriculum; (2) assessment;…
Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Lillibridge, Fred – 1990
In an effort to review the effectiveness and the impact of the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) at El Paso Community College (EPCC) and to identify and report any significant problems with the quality of service being provided to the college president and other key policy and decision makers, an evaluation plan and survey test instrument…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Community Colleges, Evaluation Criteria
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Collins, Mary A.; And Others – 1996
The 1995 National Household Education Survey (NHES:95) was a random digit dial telephone survey of households developed by the National Center for Education Statistics. The NHES:95 included two topical survey components: the Adult Education component, which collected information about adults' participation in adult education, and the Early…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Day Care
Sell, G. Roger – 1980
The concepts of need and needs assessment are examined in the context of information needs for college administrators. A description is included of the conceptual framework underlying the Needs Assessment Information System (NAIS), which was developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. Attention is directed to: (1)…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Smith, Cindra; Beno, Barbara – 1993
Developed to assist individuals and institutions in the evaluation of staff development programs, this guide reviews strategies to determine desired program outcomes, to include evaluation in ongoing planning, and to implement evaluation results. Following an introductory review of societal and educational trends affecting community colleges, the…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Educational Improvement
Lehman, Penny W.; And Others – 1992
The Community College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CCSEQ) is an instrument designed to determine how community college students spend their time and what quality of effort they put into learning. Specifically, the content of the questionnaire focuses on four elements: who students are and why they are at the college; how extensively and…
Descriptors: College Environment, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection
DeVore, Paul W. – 1986
The background and objectives of the 1985-1986 Transportation Education Project of the Urban Mass Transportation Agency (UMTA) are discussed, along with project activities. The project was undertaken to transfer knowledge gained from federally-sponsored research and demonstrations to transit systems and to include the knowledge in college courses…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), College Faculty, Diffusion (Communication), Engineering Education
Davis, Jerry Sheehan, Ed. – 1997
This manual contains nine articles intended to assist student financial aid professionals in conducting research. Initial chapters provide basic information for those starting to do such research while later chapters deal with more complex issues. Some chapters include appendices that provide examples of the techniques under consideration. from…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Data Collection, Databases, Educational Finance
Franklin, Hugh; And Others – 1991
In fall of 1988, the William Jasper Kerr Library at Oregon State University combined its separate science/technology and social science/humanities reference areas. One year later, the Reference Arrangement Task Force was appointed to evaluate the effectiveness of the new configuration. The Task Force modelled the area with drawings and balsa…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Facility Planning, Facility Utilization Research, Higher Education
Coyle, Patrick – 1988
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) flyer/kit addresses some of the needs of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members regarding library building use and the aesthetics and well-being of the materials and people in the building. The kit draws upon documents gathered as part of a 1986 Quick-SPEC survey that dealt with food and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Aesthetic Values, Behavior Problems, Design Requirements