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Nava, Michael E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The academic and social integration of first-generation college students into institutions of higher education continues to be a topic of concern for university administrators, faculty, and staff. Students enter college with different background traits and experiences as well as have different college experiences that can either permit or prohibit…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Higher Education, Research Universities, Social Integration
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Marris, Robin – Studies in Higher Education, 1986
In Britain, higher education is inappropriate for simplistic 'marketisation' but it is appropriate for more internal competition. Graduation data is used as an output measure for higher education. When output measures are set against input measures, Britain compares well with other nations in higher education. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competition, Economic Factors, Educational Assessment
Kubursi, A. A. – 1994
This study gauges the secondary impacts of Ontario, Canada's higher education system, in an attempt to define the boundary of production that encloses the economic activities involved in sustaining the demands put on the system by normal university activities. The accounting framework, upon which the impact model is based, is Statistics Canada…
Descriptors: Colleges, Economic Impact, Educational Assessment, Educational Economics
Radner, Roy; And Others – 1975
At a time when planning becomes more and more essential for American colleges and universities, precise and accurate information about them becomes critical. This document reports on some sophisticated statistical measurements of certain aspects of the supply and demand for students, places for them to attend college, and faculty members to teach…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Environment, Educational Demand, Educational Economics
Astin, Alexander W. – 1991
This book's purpose is to show .how assessment can be used to enhance the educational and research functions of colleges and universities by promoting talent development among both students and faculty members. Chapters cover the following topics: (1) review of traditional uses of student assessment; (2) the input-environment-outcome model which…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, Data Collection, Database Design