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The Effect of Undergraduate S/U Type Grades on Graduate Admissions and on Financial Award Decisions.
Volkwein, J. Fredericks – 1971
The purpose of the present study is to examine the effects of nontraditional satisfactory/unsatisfactory (or pass/fail) grading on graduate admissions and on financial award decisions by surveying each department offering graduate programs at the State University of New York at Albany. Some differential effects of the nontraditional versus…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection, Departments, Grading
Establishing Academic Program Priorities
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Shirley, Robert C.; Volkwein, J. Fredericks – Journal of Higher Education, 1978
The ingredients of an academic program development plan, with special attention to the processes and criteria supporting decisions on program priorities, are delineated. External and internal inputs to decision-making are discussed and three case examples are given. Major considerations involved in integrating budgetary decisions are identified.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Budgeting, Case Studies, Curriculum Evaluation
The Impact of Departmental Research and Teaching Climates on Undergraduate Growth and Satisfaction.
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Volkwein, J. Fredericks; Carbone, David A. – Journal of Higher Education, 1994
A study at one research university investigated whether differences in departmental teaching and research climates are associated with differences in student outcomes. Results suggest departments with a balanced orientation toward research and teaching have the most favorable impact on students in terms of intellectual growth, disciplinary skills,…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Outcomes Assessment, Departments, Higher Education
Improved Measures of Academic and Social Integration and Their Association with Measures of Student Growth. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
Volkwein, J. Fredericks – 1991
This study examined 10 educational outcomes reported by a representative group of 1990 seniors (N=536) who entered a public research university in fall 1986. The project tested an improved set of items reflecting scales of academic and social integration and of intellectual and personal growth developed earlier by Pascarella and Terenzini. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Students, Departments, Educational Environment
Organizational Climate of Institutions of Higher Education: Construct Determination and Relationship to Organizational Effectiveness Criteria. ASHE 1987 Annual Meeting Paper.
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Moran, E. Thomas; Volkwein, J. Fredericks – 1987
Organizational climate was examined at nine, four-year public colleges, using data from 2,397 respondents. All were multi-purpose colleges ranging in size from 2,000 to 11,000 students. Data were obtained from the Higher Education Management Institutes' (HEMI) data bank. The HEMI questionnaire section on organizational climate, which is appended,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
A Study of Research and Teaching Orientations in Twenty-Seven Academic Departments: The Impact on Undergraduates. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
Volkwein, J. Fredericks; Carbone, David – 1991
This study analyzed a variety of departmental and student outcomes data obtained from faculty and graduating seniors in 27 academic departments at a Research II University. The purpose was to answer two questions: (1) does a strong research orientation by an academic department promote or hinder student learning and growth? and (2) are differences…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Environment, College Students, Departments