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Highline Community Coll., Midway, WA. – 1981
In Spring 1980 Highline Community College (HCC) conducted a community survey to determine: (1) the degree to which HCC was meeting its overall goal of providing programs to help students obtain the knowledge and skills needed for educational and career advancement and personal development; (2) whether it was meeting the educational needs of its…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Business, College Faculty
Download full textMcCullough, Philip N.; Andrews, Grover J. – 1978
In the design and implementation of the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation's (COPA) Project to Develop Evaluative Criteria and Procedures for the Accreditation of Nontraditional Education, a taxonomy for the classification and determination of the nature of nontraditional institutions has been developed. The objective of the study was to…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Advanced Placement, Classification, College Curriculum
Kershaw, Joseph A. – 1977
A self-study conducted at Williams College to examine the relationship between the college and the federal government, with emphasis on recent years, is described. The following issues are covered: affirmative action and issues of hiring and pay, other new laws and regulations such as the Buckley Amendment and the Occupational Safety and Health…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Accessibility (for Disabled), Affirmative Action, Case Studies
Garvin, David – 1977
A self-study was undertaken at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) to examine the impact of the federal government on it. M.I.T. is a large institution with an enrollment of 8,000, a faculty of 950, and a total teaching staff of 1,700. Of its operating expenses by far the largest source of funds in recent years has been sponsored…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Animal Facilities, Case Studies, College Students
Stewart, Betsy – 1979
In order to determine community needs and preferences with regard to vocational education, the Cerritos Community College District surveyed 1,386 Cerritos College students, 896 students in area adult schools, 126 participants in regional occupational programs, and 258 community residents. A 46-item questionnaire focused on: (1) preferences for…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Age
Quann, C. James; And Others – 1979
The first comprehensive guide to the functions and responsibilities of registrars, admissions officers, and academic records personnel is presented. A chapter by C. James Quann examines the origins and growth of the profession as well as modern organizational patterns and provides job and functional descriptions for the director of admissions and…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Administrative Policy, Administrators, Admissions Counseling
Barshis, Don – 1979
The Loop College's Individual Needs (IN) Program is a total support service and academic program for high-risk students during their first semesters at the college. This descriptive report begins by describing IN's personnel requirements and the duties of the program director, the program advisor, the senior tutor/Developmental Learning Manager…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Basic Skills, College Programs, Community Colleges
Lapine, Louise; Moore, Sandra Smith – 1976
Developed during an evaluation of the Alverno College (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Off Campus Experiential Learning (OCEL) program, this manual provides suggestions for (1) designing experiential learning programs integrating academic and off-campus work experiences for postsecondary women students and evaluating existing experiential learning…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Career Choice, Careers
Webster, David S. – 1977
Three commonly used methodologies for ranking undergraduate and graduate colleges and programs are compared and evaluated. The first is that of Jack Gourman. It uses a scoring system similar to that of the College Board Examinations with scores from 200 to 800, assigned in two areas: one for the strength of academic departments, and one for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Environment, College Faculty, College Students
BACKMAN, CARL W.; SECORD, PAUL F. – 1967
THIS REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE OF THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION FOCUSES ON THE FORCES (I.E. SOCIAL CLASS, PARENTS, PERSONALITY, CURRICULUM PURSUED, AND FRIENDS) WHICH INFLUENCE STUDENTS TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL OR DROP OUT. IN THE CLASSROOM SITUATION, THE TEACHER, THROUGH THE USE OF POWER, AND THE PEER GROUP, THROUGH GROUP NORMS, HAVE THE MOST…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classroom Environment, College Students, Educational Environment
Stilwell, William E.; And Others – 1981
The degree to which Kentucky's public and private colleges and junior colleges are meeting the needs of persons with handicaps was evaluated. A 23-item questionnaire was sent to the state's 57 higher education institutions, and 45 responded. The findings are discussed in relation to admission and orientation procedures; social barriers; and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Ancillary School Services, College Admission
DeVault, Mike; Lee, Marilyn – 1978
A follow-up study was conducted of students who received a degree, diploma, or certificate from Austin Community College (ACC) in May 1977 to determine their level of satisfaction; 63% (N=189) of the surveyed group responded. Results were tabulated for the group as a whole and for the following subgroups: those receiving Associate of Arts,…
Descriptors: Black Students, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Employment Patterns
Nazario, Nancy – 1978
Designed to be used to identify and implement strategies to achieve sex equity in California vocational education programs, this document consists of five products of a research project on sex bias and sex stereotyping. Part A is a glossary of terms associated with sex equity. Part B is a checklist intended to aid teachers, counselors, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Affirmative Action, Annotated Bibliographies, Check Lists
Franklin Coll., Lugano (Switzerland). – 1978
The findings of an on-going self-evaluation process conducted at Franklin College during 1975-1978 are presented in seven sections. Chapter I deals with the academic program in terms of the curriculum, academic travel, and co-curricular programs. Chapter II focuses on the students. It outlines trends in admission standards and selectivity,…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, College Administration, College Admission, College Curriculum
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1979
This summary of the Fifth Annual Desegregation Status Report for the State of Maryland presents data on residency, enrollment, degrees granted, and boards associated with higher education. The data, except for degrees granted, were collected by the state public postsecondary institutions at the beginning of the fall semester 1978. The data on…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Black Students, College Desegregation
