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Holmes, Jeffrey; von Zur-Muehlen, Max – 1979
The academic rank distribution of full-time faculty at Canadian universities is examined and the potential rank distribution until 1984-1985 is projected. Changes in the distribution are simulated assuming that the number of full-time teachers remains constant during that period. At the national level, three separate projections are presented…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Age, Career Ladders, College Faculty
Montana State Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, Helena. – 1979
The role and scope of the Montana University and postsecondary education system are described. It is explained that the primary goal of the Montana University System is to use as effectively as possible the resources available to it in providing high quality educational opportunities and service to the people of the state, encompassing the three…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Role, Degrees (Academic), Educational Objectives
Topping, Jim; Myers, Ed – 1979
The applicability and validity of NCHEMS' Information Exchange Procedures (IEP) to major research universities are examined. IEP enables peer institutions to compare information about their resources. The major research universities formed a task group to determine the use of IEP's focus points: costing methods and possible alternative approaches…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Definitions, Educational Finance
Singer, Armand E. – 1977
Foreign language graduate assistants usually lack adequate teaching experience, yet must somehow repay their university for assistantships needed to remain in school. Such neophyte teachers rarely inspire students to continue language study. But the more experienced staff must teach upper-division courses for these same students and the graduate…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Language Programs, College Second Language Programs, Graduate Students
Lewis, Lanora G. – 1961
Increasingly wide differences in abilities and experiences of entering students, changing student and institutional objectives, and changing teaching-learning techniques have led educators to reappraise the traditional credit system and to modify the strict use of class time as a quantitative measure of student progress. Three modes of deviation…
Descriptors: Attendance, College Credits, Colleges, Competency Based Education
de Wolf, Virginia A. – 1978
A sample of students were surveyed who were enrolled at the University of Washington during the autumn quarter of 1977 but did not continue at the university the following quarter. Survey items included: reasons for not continuing, occupational status as of spring 1978, effect of not continuing on present occupation and plans for the future,…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Students, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Gildow, Linda, Comp. – 1977
Extensive data are presented about students attending public institutions of higher education in Ohio. Data are included on racial/ethnic characteristics for the first time, and some institutions do not report student marital status. Information is presented separately for the main four-year campuses and for two-year centers, which include…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Day Students, Degrees (Academic)
Barrett, Eve – 1977
The performance of three groups of mature age unmatriculated students at the University of New South Wales was studied. The first group consisted of 43 students in their second year at the university. Performance of these students was creditable over a wide range of subjects, with a 76 percent clear pass rate. Of the 63 first-year students in the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Education
Kentucky Council on Public Higher Education, Frankfort. – 1978
The 12th annual Council on Higher Education Report on the origin of students enrolled in Kentucky colleges and universities is presented. Reports detail the enrollment by county of origin and state of origin in the following categories: state-supported and independent institutions, state-supported universities, University of Kentucky junior…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Rives, Stanley G.; And Others – 1979
Faculty and instructional development programs at Illinois State University are presented. The first chapter discusses the evolution of the programs, including the institutionalization of the innovation. In chapter two the instructional development program is outlined. Administration of the program, program participants, projects, and summary…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Facilities, Educational Objectives
ALEXANDER, FRANK D.; AND OTHERS – 1965
WITH THE NEED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ITS TV FILM CENTER, THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION TEACHING AND INFORMATION AT NEW YORK STATE COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY IN COOPERATION WITH THE OFFICE OF EXTENSION STUDIES INITIATED IN JULY 1963 A PROJECT TO ASCERTAIN (1) VIEWPOINTS RELATIVE TO OFF-CAMPUS…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attitudes, Audiences, Broadcast Industry
Barnes, Curtis, Ed.,; Splete, Allen, Ed. – 1969
Syracuse University is supporting or initiating 135 programs directed toward problems of the disadvantaged and the urban community. Many programs evolve from the University's teaching and research functions, and others are less structured and operate on a volunteer basis. The programs have five categorical functions: improving educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Black History, Community Services
Cruickshank, William M.; And Others – 1969
Barriers to effective education of handicapped children and the roles of social agencies in a position to provide a climate for change and innovation are the focus of this book. Administrative ineptitude, unqualified administrators and teachers, poor standards for graduate students, inadequate teacher education, and attitudes toward education and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Qualifications
Vizza, Robert F. – 1967
This study sought to determine the educational and training background of chief sales executives, and their superiors, in large industrial firms, and their opinions on educational and training requirements for sales executives of the 1980's. Respondents were surveyed as to past education and training, opinions regarding future requirements, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, Curriculum, Degrees (Academic)
Regional Planning Council, Baltimore, MD. – 1967
From the 24 institutions of higher learning in the Baltimore Region, 20 report one or more activities in the field of urban affairs. In all, about 350 activities were reported, including a summarized list of individual consultative services from the Johns Hopkins University. Over 100 research projects dealing with urban problems were reported.…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Services, Curriculum, Educational Resources
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