Distance education is frequently offered by conventional universities that also serve traditional, on-campus students. These "dual-mode" institutions face several special problems, many of which go unrecognized by those responsible for overall university administration. The experience of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, which with…

Nineteen essays comprise this personal and historical look at the University of Utah and the relationship between the university, its people, and the community. Essays include: "One Cannot Live Long Enough to Outgrow a University" (Ramona Wilcox Cannon); "Ever in the Freshness of Its Youth" (G. Homer Durham); "The Final…

An analysis is presented of the application of elements of institutional quality identified in the National Institute of Education (NIE) report, "Involvement in Learning: Realizing the Potential of American Higher Education," in community college settings. Following introductory remarks and general thoughts about the report's strengths,…

Discusses the "consumerist movement" in higher education, as reflected by increasing student complaints, and the growing possibility of new state or federal regulations affecting colleges and universities. Examines some of the major sources of consumer dissatisfaction and recommends that postsecondary institutions undertake self-regulatory…

The original article, from which the editor presents excerpts, appeared in the Spring 1968 number of the University, a Princeton quarterly.

IN A 4-YEAR STUDY OF 598 FRESHMEN WHO ENTERED WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE, TEXAS, IN FALL 1961, THE AUTHOR USED A QUESTIONNAIRE, PLUS HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR COLLEGE, AND SENIOR COLLEGE RECORDS TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCES AND ABILITIES OF THE STUDENTS, TO TRACE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGH JUNIOR AND SENIOR COLLEGE, TO DISCOVER THEIR OPINIONS OF THE…

What are the attitudinal differences in the sense of awareness between a group of students who participate in college governance and a matching sample of students who do not participate in college governance? Awareness is identified with items that express concern and emphasis upon three sets of meanings: personal, poetic, and…

This publication contains the 37 papers presented at the sixth annual forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Previous forums had reviewed conceptual frameworks and research design and methodology used in institutional research. Subsequent programs, focusing on processes and outputs of academic institutions, will provide companion…

Students are diverse; they desire involvement in governance, need guidance, react strongly to the impersonal, and bureaucratic life of the university, and want relevance and meaning in the learning program. Students also desire and need some personal relationships with the faculty and they need a faculty that cares. Students can be most…

The proliferation of court cases involving student discipline testifies to controversy over administrative procedures. Generally, a college's disciplinary policy is viewed as part of the learning process. Courts in the past have ruled favorably on the contractual theory which decrees that an entering student agrees to abide by certain university…

For a study of students' reaction to the New College program, questionnaires were sent to 504 students who made up the New College entering classes of 1960-1964. There were 203 respondents to the questionnaire which consisted of: 1) a face sheet designed to obtain information regarding educational experience after New College; 2) a rating scale…

This report is concerned with the relationship of professors and undergraduates at Stanford University. Its purpose is to create the substance for a debate about the quality of teaching and learning at the undergraduate level. The major themes of the report are: (1) Stanford's rise to national excellence as a major research university over the…

This report presents the thesis that most college health services will have to undergo critical reexamination and drastic changes before students can rightfully participate as consumers and before effective planning becomes standard operating procedure. The two basic areas where these changes will have to occur are: (1) in consideration and…

This volume includes articles on the subjects of student participation in decisionmaking in social work schools and in higher education. Also included is a selected annotated bibliography on student participation. (CS)

Colleges which will prosper in the 80's will not mislead prospective students and parents. Success will be determined by ability to create a distinctive campus lifestyle, to develop auxiliary academic programs with the purpose of generating nonrestricted funds, to demand strong administrative leadership, quality instruction, and a realistic…