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PDF pending restorationBrooks, Norward J. – 1980
The comprehensive colleges and universities--often former normal schools that have grown quickly in recent years--are seen to be affected primarily by declining financial resources, declining enrollment, and competition, now and in the near future. Financial resources are affected by higher priority placed on other state budget items; tax…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Competition
Carper, James C. – 1979
The role of Christian day schools in meeting changing educational and social needs is evaluated and educational trends since the 1960s are reviewed. Among the solutions proposed to remedy alleged educational ills of the 1960s (including that schools were simultaneously too liberal, racist, permissive, authoritarian, and irrelevant) were free…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Millsap, William – 1979
A teachers university in Texas is examined from a systemic/ecological framework of analysis with attention to the forces for growth, nongrowth, and energy loss that are currently constraining the existing system. It is argued that this university system is currently maladapted to its environment and stated goals so that it is likely to evolve into…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Role, College Students
Johnson, Joyce C.; And Others – 1979
The accuracy and reliability of the student data base at the University of the District of Columbia were assessed. The data base, which is used by administrators for planning purposes, consists of the number of students enrolled in various course sections, the number of students enrolled in various departments by levels, and the principal fields…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Administration, College Admission, Computer Oriented Programs
Clagett, Craig A. – 1980
The criminal justice curriculum at Prince George's Community College emphasizes a broad social science education, designed to prepare students for immediate employment in law enforcement or for transfer to a four-year program. Program enrollments and student credit hours showed a similar pattern of growth in the mid-1970's, followed by a recent…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Dropout Rate, Employer Attitudes
Download full textFriedlander, Jack – 1980
Economics education is examined as revealed by a study of science education at two-year colleges that involved a review of the literature, an analysis of the catalogs and class schedules of 175 representative institutions, and a survey of 69 economics instructors. Each of the three parts of the report reviews pertinent literature, reports study…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Course Content
PDF pending restorationBielen, Alan V.; And Others – 1979
Based on enrollment and cost data supplied by each of the 51 Illinois public community colleges under a uniform accounting system, this report graphically and textually analyzes instructional costs per student credit hour generated during fiscal year (FY) 1979. The analysis, which compares cost areas by state, district, and institutional averages,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, College Credits, Community Colleges
San Joaquin Delta Coll., Stockton, CA. – 1979
A study was conducted at San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC) to determine whether its present calendar, based on the traditional semester system, should be abandoned in favor of either the quarter or the early semester calendars. The study involved: (1) contacting employers to determine the effect of a calendar change on student employment, (2)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Employer Attitudes
MILLER, VINCENT A.; SCHMID, CALVIN F. – 1960
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POPULATION CHANGES IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON WERE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE RELATIONSHIPS TO AND INFLUENCES UPON PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL TRENDS, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO PHYSICAL FACILITIES, CURRICULUMS, STAFF, FINANCES, AND ADMINISTRATION. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY, THE STATE WAS GROUPED INTO LOGICAL AND…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Demography, Ecological Factors, Educational Change
RICE, DICK C., ED.; TOTH, POWELL E., ED. – 1967
FIFTY-THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES FROM 19 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND CANADA ATTENDED A CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS THE SECOND PHASE OF A MULTI-PHASE PROJECT TO IDENTIFY STATE LEADERSHIP NEEDS AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS TO CONCEPTUALIZE THE EMERGING ROLE OF THE…
Descriptors: Conferences, Disadvantaged, Educational Administration, Educational Change
CASCIANO-SAVIGNANO, C. JENNIE – 1967
THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION IN VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS EXIST. INFORMATION ON MASTER'S PROGRAMS WAS OBTAINED FROM 103 INSTITUTIONS THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES, APPROPRIATE SCHOOL CATALOGS, AND A PREPARED FORM CONSISTING OF ITEMS REGARDING OBJECTIVES OF PROGRAMS,…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Admission Criteria, Bibliographies, Catalogs
MELZ, C.W.F. – 1965
THIS DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING IN THE WASHOE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RESULTED FROM A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY AN EXPERIENCED LANGUAGE TEACHER. USING DATA GLEANED FROM QUESTIONNAIRES DISTRIBUTED TO THE UNIVERSITY FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS AND INFORMATION GATHERED FROM CLASS…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Methods, College Language Programs, Enrollment Trends
GORDON, MORTON – 1967
IN 1964, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXTENSION SET UP AN AUTONOMOUS DAYTIME PROGRAM WHICH NOW OFFERS 100 CLASSES, CONFERENCES, AND LECTURE PROGRAMS IN FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. HOW THE DAYTIME STAFF FACED PROBLEMS OF ACADEMIC CREDIT, NEED FOR RISK CAPITAL IN AN INNOVATIVE EFFORT, AND MANAGEMENT OF FACULTY RELATIONS AND USE OF…
Descriptors: College Credits, Day Programs, Enrollment, Evaluation
DELEHANTY, JOHN; MISHNUN, FLORENCE – 1966
DURING THE PERIOD AUGUST 1962-MAY 1965, ABOUT 65,000 PERSONS RECEIVED TRAINING IN SERVICE AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS UNDER THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA). MOST PREPARED FOR SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS, ALTHOUGH MANY OTHERS RECEIVED TESTING, COUNSELING, LITERACY TRAINING, AND OTHER SERVICES THROUGH MULTI-OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTS. OVER HALF THE…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Enrollment
Whitcomb, David B.; Beck, Louis L. – 1980
Faculty development is considered in relation to student needs through instructional development, faculty needs through personal and professional development, and the needs of the institution through a focus on organizational development. Faculty development strategies implemented at California State University, Long Beach, have addressed the need…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Role, Consultation Programs, Declining Enrollment
