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Peer reviewedSmall, James M. – Canadian Administrator, 1981
Describes the "modus operandi" of Coastline Community College in Orange County (California), which serves as a model of a community-based institution. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Organization, Community Colleges, Community Education
Peer reviewedPanitz, Eric – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1995
A survey of 114 part-time master's degree students in business administration at various stages of program completion identified 5 areas of expectation of the school and their experience there: institutional support activities; academic experience expectations; resources supporting the academic experience; ethical standards and program image; and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Business Administration Education, College Administration, College Faculty
Download full textMontana Univ. System, Helena. Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. – 1995
This report explains phase two in the restructuring of the Montana University System. In this stage the process focuses on students rather than on the institution, and on the learning process and supporting activities. Four goals are established: (1) getting in, (2) getting through, (3) getting a job, and (4) "paying the way."…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy
Ball, Christopher, Ed.; Eggins, Heather, Ed. – 1989
This collection of essays aims to contribute to the understanding of the present predicament and future potential of higher education in the United Kingdom. It considers the new dimensions being introduced into higher education which are likely to have marked effects in the 1990s. It explores the tensions between the past and future, tradition and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Philosophy
Gayle, Carol; And Others – 1986
The purpose of Lake Forest College's 1986 self-study was to provide the North Central Association's Commission on Institutions of Higher Education Evaluation Team with materials needed for reaccreditation; to evaluate Lake Forest's efforts to fulfill the purposes and meet the goals established in the new mission statement; and to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Publishing
Farmer, D. W. – 1988
Concrete descriptions of what has be done to improve undergraduate education at King's College, Pennsylvania are provided in this book, which represents a change agent's perspective on implementing an outcomes oriented curriculum and course-embedded assessment model. The necessity to achieve excellence in undergraduate education through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Sheldon, M. Stephen; Hunter, Russell – 1978
During 1977-78 Pierce College undertook a study to (1) examine major reasons for attrition; (2) determine reasons for student attendance at Pierce; (3) determine the long-range effects of academic residence at Pierce for its students; and (4) experimentally determine the effects on retention of special treatment, through a "caring ombudsman." Each…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Age, Community Colleges
Woodland, Calvin E.; James, Richard L. – 1978
Despite remedial programs and innovative practices, traditional education has not met the compelling need for increasing access to higher education for minority and other educationally disadvantaged students. Financial, geographical, scheduling, and degree requirement barriers still exist which prevent older adults, military personnel, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities
Farmer, John E. – 1980
The introductory material to this student retention manual focuses on the legal responsibility of Florida community colleges with regard to retention, and on data collection for program planning, factors that affect retention, accountability, and the essentials of a retention program. The remainder of the manual is presented as a checklist of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
American Association of Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1967
IN ADDITION TO THE THREE PRINCIPAL ADDRESSES ("TO TEMPER THE SWORD OF INTELLECT,""SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE JUNIOR COLLEGE," AND "A TIME TO EVERY PURPOSE") SELECTED PAPERS FROM NINE OF THE 10 SESSIONS ARE REPRODUCED. EACH SESSION CONCERNED A SPECIFIC TOPIC--(1) EXPERIMENTATION AND INNOVATION, (2) FACULTY VIEWS OF COLLEGE…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Conference Reports, Developmental Programs, Educational Facilities
Fisher-Thompson, Jeanne – 1980
Problems and barriers women often face when re-entering the educational system at the graduate level are identified, and ways in which institutions can be more responsive to the needs of re-entry students are suggested. A wide range of possible actions is included so that institutions can pursue those most appropriate to their individual…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Career Planning, College Admission
David, Robert L. – 1977
The threats to adult higher education are rapidly becoming significant educational and social problems. To date, the hope of adult educators to become equal participants with other university divisions in higher education has not been realized. Simultaneous expansion and dilution of adult higher education have caused adult student demands for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education
Bieschke, Suzanne M.; And Others – 1978
Approximately 1,000 dropout/stopout (DOSO) students from the University of California at San Diego were surveyed in January 1978 to determine their demographic characteristics and the factors influencing their decision to dropout/stopout. The population consisted of students enrolled in winter or spring of 1977 but who did not receive degrees and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Awareness, College Role, Decision Making
Kasworm, Carol E.; Polson, Cheryl J.; Fishback, Sarah Jane – 2002
Intended as a handbook for higher and adult education practitioners serving adult students, this book brings together a variety of information on the diverse characteristics of adult students, explaining how their maturity, complex life experiences, and heterogeneity shape institutional responses. Recruitment, admission, and retention strategies…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, College Admission, College Environment
McNickle, Cathy – 2001
This paper presents an overview of online student services being used by 19 vocational education and training (VET) and higher education institutions in Australia. Information was gathered though site visits between July and September 2000 about online support services for prospective students, enrolling students, enrolled students, and graduating…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum, Developed Nations, Educational Innovation
