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Download full textAstin, Alexander W.; And Others – ACE Research Reports, 1966
In order to assess the impact of different college environments on student development and to provide a source of current, readily available information about college students, the American Council on Education (ACE) has undertaken a large-scale program of longitudinal research on the higher educational system. The program will be based primarily…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Higher Education
Astin, Alexander W. – 1971
The American Council on Education has been conducting a longitudinal research study to assess the impact of different college environments on the student's development and to provide a source of current, readily available, descriptive information about the student population. The findings presented in this paper are based on the followup of the…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Freshmen, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1967
The 3 papers in this report cover different aspects of a longitudinal research program undertaken by the American Council on Education (ACE) to assess the impact of different college environments on student development. ACE plans to create a comprehensive file of data on students and institutions of higher education which will be updated annually.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Research, Higher Education, Institutional Environment
Bayer, Alan E.; Astin, Alexander W. – 1969
At the end of the 1968-1969 academic year, a survey was undertaken to determine the nature and extent of campus protests, how their frequency and types vary, how institutional responses to them differ, what institutional policies and practices have been changed because of them, and other related matters. The survey instrument was a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Activism, Administrative Change, Change Agents, Conflict Resolution
Astin, Alexander W. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1971
The findings suggest that highly reliable estimates of environmental characteristics can be obtained with scales comprising only a few items. Thus it seems that subject time and expense could be greatly saved if future studies of college environmental characteristics utilize factorially derived scales based on small numbers of items. (Author)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Environmental Influences, Individual Characteristics
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1990
This report summarizes the results and presents statistical data (two-thirds of the report) of a 1988 followup national survey concerning the impact of different types of college environments on development of 1984 and 1986 freshmen. The survey involved the following general categories: satisfaction with college, talent development during college,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1991
This report summarizes the highlights and presents statistical data (two-thirds of the report) from a national survey of 35,478 full-time college and university faculty members at 392 two-year colleges, four-year colleges and universities, carried out in the fall and winter of 1989-90. The 200-question survey focused heavily on how faculty members…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
