Expansion of higher education has been perceived as the major tool through which China can raise its international competitiveness. To raise educational quality, the Ministry of Education initiated a new employment reform and a Teaching Quality Assessment for Undergraduate Programs. In this research, we employed a qualitative method to investigate…

The research dimension of higher education programmes is usually discussed in association with doctoral studies. Against a background of scarce literature investigating research in a Master's degree, this article aims to analyse the place of research in Master's qualifications, first, as envisaged by official European and national documents acting…

Counseling center directors at colleges in the state of Maryland were asked to rate the importance of several selected functions of their counseling centers. The functions rated were: (1) psychological problem counseling; (2) reading and study skills assistance; (3) testing; (4) academic advisement; (5) college orientation; (6) evening student…

College recruiters (N=55) and 64 placement directors rated 19 career-planning and placement services and 8 kinds of student data on their value to recruiters. Recruiters and directors seem to agree about values of services and student data but less agree about the best times for using the student data. (Author)

This replication of a 1971 study compared students' and parents' attitudes toward 32 issues of university life. The results indicate that there was little change in the attitudes of students and parents over the four-year period since the first study. Basic areas of agreement and disagreement between students and parents remained. (Author)

Assesses the needs of returning women as compared to returning men and traditional students. The results show many demographic differences between returning women, returning men, traditional women, and traditional men. Campus programs and services should be tailored differently for the different groups. (Author)