A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to develop a profile of fall 1991 students, compare student and community demographic data, and determine the percentage of various community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree credit students (DCS's), representing 3.2% of the DCS…

A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to develop a profile of fall 1992 students, compare student and community demographic data, and determine the percentage of various community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree credit students (DCS's), representing 3.3% of the DCS…

To determine the satisfaction of minority students with the programs and services of Midlands Technical College, a survey of African American students was conducted in fall 1991. Surveys mailed to 2,217 students were returned by 252 (11 percent response rate). Students were asked about the racial atmosphere on campus, satisfaction with services…

These six conference papers from the Biennial Conference on Postsecondary Education for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing focus on academic issues relating to individuals with deafness or hard of hearing. The first paper, "Exploring Assessment Alternatives for Deaf Students" (Karen Clack), discusses different methods of evaluating students…

This Digest of a larger report with the same title examines the application of learning theory to the quality of learning in undergraduate college classrooms. Relevant theories are identified, including theories which address college students' attributions for success or failure, self-efficacy, social constructivism, conscientization, multiple…

This booklet, issued by the Summer Scholars Transfer Institute (SSTI), encourages collaboration in promoting access and achievement in the education of under-represented students at urban community colleges. SSTI is an eleven-day residential program for community college students held at the University of California, Irvine campus. It is designed…

This is the first of a series of National Commission for Cooperative Education (NCCE) publications for college and business leaders that will address issues related to postsecondary cooperative education (CE) and workforce development through the integration of work and learning. This document highlights the various strategies used to relate co-op…

This research involved two studies--one of teacher education students and one of teacher education faculty--to examine preservice teachers' views about gender equity in learning and schooling and the role of preservice instruction in addressing gender issues in education. The student assessment instrument examined three major categories of…

The Ohio Consortium for Portfolio Development was established in 1988 as an interinstitutional research effort to integrate portfolio development into teacher education. A subphase focused on portfolio use by entry year teachers in a metropolitan school system. Personnel at Wright State University, Central State University, and the University of…

A study was done to examine student opinion of the campus advising services at the University of California Davis campus in Spring 1990 as a follow up to a similar study conducted in 1987. The study used the Student Opinion Survey and mailed it to a stratified random sample of 1,649 students. Of the surveys sent, 57.7 percent were returned. The…

A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to develop a profile of fall 1990 students, compare student and community demographic data, and analyze the percentage of various community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree credit students (DCS's) and 300 non-degree credit students…

A study investigated the hypothesis that topic familiarity and assessed difficulty of a second language text correlated positively with performance on reading comprehension tests in languages for special purposes (LSP). Subjects were 177 advanced students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at Ben Gurion University (Israel). Faculty from the…

This paper identifies and describes the categories of electronic publications (EPs) in a document-based communication and information system called JIMMY, developed by Queen Margaret College (Edinburgh, Scotland) for use by students and staff in general arts and paramedical courses. The use of computer-mediated communication systems like bulletin…

This paper describes the results of a 5-year statewide follow-up study of first-time, full-time community college students in Kansas, and documents the academic and career progress of these students from first entry into college to subsequent experiences after leaving the community college. The study, which began with 640 participants from 17…

Developed as part of a project aimed at providing information about adult learners to vocational faculty and administrators to help them develop teaching methods, curricula, and programs for adults in California's community colleges, this report focuses on issues and practices related to workforce development, adult vocational students, effective…