Operation Minerva is a science conference which originated in Calgary (Alberta, Canada) to provide young girls with positive experiences in math, the sciences, and technology. The program was adopted by a group of Rocky View teachers and parents who revised the program to meet the needs of their rural students. The program involved 40 eighth grade…

From September 1989 to August 1992, 151 intern-teachers participated in an alternative credential program to recruit, train, and support special education teachers in rural northeast California. Directed by California State University, Chico, in collaboration with school districts in its service area, the 2-year program was designed to alleviate…

A follow-up study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (Illinois) to gather information from former sociology and/or anthropology students that would be useful in evaluating the sociology/anthropology department. All 696 students who had been enrolled in the last 5 years and had taken at least three courses in sociology and/or…

A follow-up study was conducted at Illinois' William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to investigate the experiences of students 25 years of age and older at the college, including the services they used, the barriers they faced, and the ways WRHC could assist adult students in the future. A survey instrument was mailed to a stratified random sample…

The factorial validity of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was studied for 2,931 Canadian teachers (48.2% males and 51.8% females) as a single professional group and for subsamples of this group (1,159 elementary school teachers, 388 intermediate school teachers, and 1,384 secondary school teachers). Study participants were full-time teachers…

Every two years, community college graduates in Maryland are surveyed concerning their experiences in college and their subsequent educational and work activities. In spring 1990, all 765 1989-90 graduates of Catonsville Community College (CCC) were surveyed. Survey results, based on a 45% usable response rate, included the following: (1) survey…

In 1991, a study was conducted of the Cardiovascular Technology program (CTP) at the University of Toledo, Community and Technical College (ComTech). The purpose of the study was to identify deficiencies in the cardiovascular course content that may have contributed to the failure rate among ComTech graduates who took the 1986 Cardiovascular…

This document is a compilation of 11 separate reports on the Houston Independent School District (Texas) support program, 1989-90, which paired over 300 first-year teachers with mentors who usually taught the same subject or grade level, were assigned to the same school, were experienced, agreed to work with beginning teachers, and were paid a…

The report presents six papers describing a Tennessee study to assess the status of the supported employment initiative, determine the importance and implementation of best practice elements, and ascertain perceptions of supported employment customers toward implementation. Major findings include the following: at the time of the study supported…

Designed to provide data and recommendations for the expansion of Saturday offerings in Illinois' Parkland College's (PC's) weekend program this report examines PC's current program, drawing on information from exemplary weekend programs at other institutions and on a survey of interest among PC's Saturday students. First, a student profile, based…

In spring 1991, a study was conducted of non-returning students from the seven 2-year Regional Campuses (RC's) of Kent State University to identify demographic characteristics of such students, determine the reasons they did not continue their enrollment, and obtain their opinions regarding the academic and student services at the RC's. Of the…

In 1981 and 1982, a group of 5 organizations conducted a coordinated study of public online catalog users and nonusers in 31 research, academic, community college, public, and governmental libraries with 17 different online catalogs. It was found that: (1) the most important user characteristic linked with success and satisfaction in using online…

A study of City University of New York (CUNY) career graduates was conducted in 1981-82 to identify variables relating to the length of time taken by students to complete 2-year career programs and attain associate degrees. The study, which focused on business, health technology, and engineering technology graduates, utilized survey and transcript…

A study was conducted by Johnson County Community College (JCCC) to assess public perceptions of the college. The survey was administered in spring 1982 to approximately 3,000 randomly selected households in Johnson County. Study findings, based on responses from 615 residents, revealed: (1) nearly 99% of all respondents had previously heard of…

Rates and severity of underemployment among a sample of college graduates were assessed using objective and subjective measures. Attention was directed to job characteristics related to underemployment, gender differences in the characteristics, and the effect of college type attended, college major, and academic performance. The data were drawn…