To assess the impact of special training institutes and internships for women in higher education administration, authors surveyed the participants of six programs in operation between 1973 and 1977. Participants were asked to evaluate program content, to assess the usefulness of training in their current positions, and describe other effects.…

In order to evaluate the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges program at the University of South Carolina, a brief opinionnaire was developed to sample student opinions concerning the program. During early March 1974, the opinionnaire was sent along with a self-addressed, campus-return envelope to the leaders of all 161…

Prediction weights for educational programs in 22 vocational and technical fields are provided using ability scores from the American College Testing Program (ACT) Career Planning Profile and a Bayesian regression theory. The criterion variable studies was first-semester grade-point average. Each vocational-technical program analyzed was…

Perceptions of the university community regarding the counseling center were judged to be of interest and the Counseling Appropriateness Checklist was used to ascertain these opinions from four basic groups, students, prior clients, instructional staff, and the Student Affairs staff. Results are discussed. (Author)

Describes the structure of the chemistry honors school at Oxford University that involves a yearlong research period. The research experiences provide students with first hand experience in the development of scientific understanding and experience with the scientific method. The paper examines whether such extended undergraduate research is…

A discussion of resource allocation for scientific research identifies the ethical principles underlying the present debate and begins to construct a framework for evaluating various resource allocation proposals. The intent is to promote greater consideration of the link between ethics and science resource allocations. (Author/MSE)

A student services--data information system was designed and implemented at the University of Iowa to determine and analyze process criteria for counseling activities in terms of effort, cost and function. (Author)

A fieldwork procedure that enables students to design and conduct meaningful evaluation research in one semester is described. The procedure has been used in a 13-week program evaluation course in a master's program in community psychology and industrial/organizational psychology. About 2 months before the course begins, administrative units…

Reports on a study which reviewed student successes and failures in an on-going student controlled program, where accountability, persistence and continuing commitment were required. Several conclusions are presented and weaknesses noted in these programs, many of which can be seen in faculty and administrative programs, too. (Author/PC)

This report describes a pilot project of college student internships for the Women's Caucus of the Maryland Legislature. The idea for the project was developed by Maryland's 21 women state legislators and was implemented during their 1977 legislative session. Sponsored by the Center for the American Woman and Politics under a grant from the Ms.…

This report examines the results of a survey of 110 students enrolled in Ohio University's Extended Learning Program (ELP) in Cleveland. The questionnaire was designed to provoke comments and criticisms concerning student preferences for scheduling, types of courses to be offered and student recommendations for improving ELP. Results are…

The Netherlands' experience with the Conditional Finance System, introduced in the universities in 1982 make explicit the distribution of research effort and allocate research resources on bases other than enrollments, is discussed. (MSE)

Research evaluations should be directed at affecting the implementation of policies resulting from research, not at monitoring the outcomes of research, particularly in strategic research relating to government and industry. (MSE)

A method for evaluating research using both quantitative and qualitative analysis is presented. It is proposed as useful for a variety of evaluation needs including large-scale projects, acquisition of expensive equipment, and nomination of scientists to important positions. It is seen as especially useful for evaluation in small entities. (MSE)

This article describes a comprehensive system analysis in which students evaluated their educational experience on such dimensions as faculty-student communications and decision making, psychological closeness, freedom to express deviant views, sexual and racial bias, and the degree to which the program climate encouraged them to be active rather…