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American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1986
Efforts to evaluate the general education component of baccalaureate degree programs at ten colleges using a uniform assessment formula are described. The colleges were participants in the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' Academic Program Evaluation Project (APEP), which proposed that outcomes of baccalaureate education can…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Case Studies, College Curriculum, Evaluation Criteria
Legowicz, Jan, Ed. – 1986
The English version of a Polish journal on higher education is presented. Included are 19 articles on the problems and experiences of these institutions, three articles on teacher's workshops, and three review articles. Titles and authors include: "Polish Science in 1973-1986" (Benon Miskiewicz); "The Humanism of the Contemporary…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Science
Alabama State Commission on Higher Education, Montgomery. – 1987
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education spent 3 years compiling and analyzing information on the consumption and costs of energy and other kinds of utilities by Alabama public colleges and universities. Usage and cost information is taken from each institution's quarterly utilities report. It is noted that interinstitutional comparisons can be…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Operation, Electrical Systems, Energy Conservation
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1988
This report presents findings of the California State Postsecondary Education Commission's study of the eligibility of California's public high school graduates for freshman admission to the University of California and the California State University in the fall of 1986. The Commission systematically selected transcripts from 15,973 students from…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1988
Salary and fringe benefit data for faculty at California State University and the University of California are examined, with projections of the salaries required for parity with their comparison institutions for 1988-89. Average faculty salaries for each rank, from instructor through professor, are presented, as well as averages across ranks.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration), Fringe Benefits
Scott, David C. – 1987
Data provided by the University of California (UC) and California State University and Colleges (CSUC) were analyzed to identify enrollment trends and assess academic performance among transfer students from Bakersfield College. Study findings included the following: (1) first-time transfers from Bakersfield College to CSUC decreased from 391 in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Griffith, Mary – 1986
In 1985, the Texas College Coordinating Board sponsored a series of regional articulation workshops designed to provide a forum for faculty representatives from both two- and four-year institutions to discuss their concerns regarding the academic preparation of transfer students. The workshops did not deal with the transfer of specific courses,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Higher Education
Florida State Board of Regents, Tallahassee. – 1988
Comparative data about the State University System of Florida (gathered by the Florida State Board of Regents) are provided. Summary information is presented using tabular displays, charts, graphs, and a glossary of terms and abbreviations. Data were gathered from a variety of sources, with the primary source documents being the State University…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Admission, Contracts, Degrees (Academic)
Laurillard, D. M. – 1983
This study of the feasibility of using existing videocassettes for interactive video included field tests with Open University summer school students. The aims of the study were to discover whether video material originally made for broadcast could be used in an interactive program which involves breaking up the intended flow of the program;…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Feasibility Studies, Field Tests, Foreign Countries
Wilson, Donald W.; Taylor, James S. – 1988
A comprehensive strategic planning model that has been developed by Pittsburg State University (Kansas) is described. The model is presented in the following sections: University Planning and Coordinating Committee (UPCCI): The Beginning (position paper, mission statement, and continuing goals and objectives); strategic planning unit reviews (unit…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning
Rosen, Mark I.; And Others – 1987
The study described in this report was conducted to determine the influence of the University of Wisconsin, Madison (UWM), and Madison Area Technical College (MATC) on businesses' decisions to locate in Dane County, and whether businesses use the services of the two schools. Chapter 1 presents an overview of the relationship betweeen higher…
Descriptors: Business, College Role, Community Services, Community Surveys
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1983
Three well-known forms of university-industry collaboration (research parks, cooperative research centers, and industrial extension services) were examined, along with the federal role of stimulating cooperation. The objective was to develop information and guidelines to help policymakers in designing new or revised federal initiatives to promote…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Federal Government, Financial Support, Government Role
Coleman, Daniel R.; And Others – 1984
Results of a study that compared the performance of students in high technology programs in engineering and computer science are presented, with emphasis on students' mathematical preparation. The study population involved 175 transfer students who completed their mathematical prerequisites at three community colleges and 188 students who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Calculus, College Mathematics, College Transfer Students
Bloomfield, Stefan D. – 1984
Analytical techniques used in responding to a series of four substantial budget reductions imposed at Oregon State University are described. Over a 2-year period, each of the budget reductions demanded increasingly severe institutional action to meet the specified monetary targets. Different analytical techniques were required to meet the changing…
Descriptors: Budgets, Case Studies, College Programs, Computer Oriented Programs
Harris, Mathilda E. – 1984
Initial efforts to internationalize the curricula in two-year colleges in the Pacific Northwest were met with a number of barriers, including an unwillingness by four-year institutions to recognize the two-year college programs and implement revisions of their own programs, funding problems, and state-level skepticism of the need for international…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Curriculum, Colleges, Consortia
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