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Friedlander, Amy – 2002
Users' expectations of libraries are changing as they find and obtain more information directly from the Web. To better understand how usage patterns are changing, the Digital Library Federation (DLF) and Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)commissioned Outsell, Inc., to conduct a large-scale study of undergraduates, graduate…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Data Collection, Higher Education
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Lum, Gifford; And Others – Journal of American College Health, 1982
Medical students at the State University of New York's Downstate Medical Center initiated and carried out a voluntary project to screen lipids (cholesterol) to identify known coronary risk factors. The incidence of coronary disease factors among these students and the response of students with high cholesterol levels are reported. (Authors/PP)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Cardiovascular System, Health Programs, Heart Disorders
Lester, Marilyn A. – 2000
The West Suburban Post-Secondary Consortium (WSPSC) of Oak Brook, Illinois is a not-for-profit organization of collaborating educational institutions that offer courses, programs and degrees in the western suburbs of Chicago. Interactive video is a successful instructional delivery method in the WSPSC, according to the students who took video…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, High Schools, Higher Education
Stafford, Thomas H., Jr. – 1976
Academic honesty/dishonesty at North Carolina State University was studied through a survey of undergraduate students and teaching faculty at the beginning of the fall 1975 semester. Information is presented on the percentage of students who have cheated, faculty estimation of cheating, estimated percentage of cheating falling into selected…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cheating, College Faculty, College Students
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1995
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) was created to enhance student success in college and has three elements: a diagnostic test, academic advising, and if necessary, remediation. Academic advising is the central element. The legislation creating the TASP requires an annual report on academic advising. The fifth academic advising survey of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Attitude Change, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Sandling, Gery T.; Stafford, Thomas H., Jr. – 1975
A questionnaire was administered at North Carolina State University in 1975 to determine the role of the university counseling center. The questionnaire was administered routinely as part of the intake process. Information is presented on the following: intakes on a monthly basis, ages of clients served, breakdown of clientele by sex, marital…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Services, Educational Counseling, Guidance Centers
Choy, Susan P.; Premo, Mark D. – 1996
This report uses data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study and the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study to examine how low income undergraduates (with family incomes below 125 percent of the federally established poverty threshold) finance their postsecondary education, focusing on the importance of financial aid. The…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Economic Factors, Enrollment Projections, Higher Education
Dailey, Dianne; Stafford, Thomas H., Jr. – 1975
A study was conducted at North Carolina State University to evaluate coed residence halls. The study objectives were to compare changes in the following variables for coed residents with those for residents of single sex halls: self-confidence, participation in campus and residence hall activities, perceived personal development in relationships…
Descriptors: Coeducation, College Housing, College Students, Dormitories