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Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1991
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of students who withdrew from courses between 1988 and 1990 and to compare this profile with the results of a 1986-88 withdrawal study. For the 2-year period studied, each degree credit student who officially withdrew from a course was asked to complete a survey…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Courses
Knight, William E. – 1990
In 1990, a survey was conducted of alumni of the regional campuses (RC's) of Kent State University who received an associate degree in 1987, 1988, or 1989. Surveys were mailed to all 1,189 alumni, requesting information on their demographic characteristics, goals, education and employment experience, and satisfaction with the programs and services…
Descriptors: Alumni, Ancillary School Services, Associate Degrees, College Graduates
Download full textHollenbeck, Kevin; Bennici, Frank – 1988
A study collected data about Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) services to clients and factors that affected the outcomes from these services. A random sample of 1,347 individuals who had received services was surveyed via telephone. These individuals were dislocated workers who had terminated from a subgrantee's program during…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dislocated Workers, Employment Patterns
Miller, Michael T.; Casebeer, Arthur L. – 1990
This study examined alumni giving as related to undergraduate involvement, student housing, academic success, and satisfaction with the education received. Two hundred alumni donors from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's College of Education were surveyed, with a 70% response rate. The study found that alumni donors had not been as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alumni, College Housing, College Students
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted of telecommunications in Washington State community colleges. The study focused on the quality of telecourses, current telecourse offerings, current and future plans for community college use of teleconferences, and innovations in telecommunications beyond telecourses. Data were gathered from four sources:…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Course Selection (Students), Curriculum Development
Levine, L.; And Others – 1986
The impact of growing numbers of personal computers at Dartmouth College was assessed. During one academic year (1984- 1985), the number of personal computers (mostly Macintoshes) grew from less than 50 to almost 2,000. The assessment focused on three areas: purchase and admissions data, student life, and the curriculum. Tentative findings…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Students
Snowhill, Lucia; And Others – 1986
This report describes a self-assessment study undertaken by the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) Library which was designed to describe current UCSB Library public services, investigate options and opportunities to enhance these services in anticipation of change, and make recommendations to ensure that the library continues to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Higher Education, Library Administration
Graczyk, Sandra L.; Kiser, Chester – 1986
This administrative and instructional guide offers information and recommendations for computer design techniques based on literature sources and school district applications; design of micro- and mini-computer systems is intended for those with little or no experience. Chapter 1, "Planning for the Computer System: Choosing Purposes and Parts,"…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Literacy
Carfagna-Hunt, Karen; And Others – 1986
The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) provides a Campus Child Development Center (CCDC) educational program for the preschool children of its college students at all nine of its campuses. In 1983-84, on-site, peer review team visits were conducted to evaluate the centers in terms of their achievement of six program objectives. The…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Child Development Centers, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Weidman, John C.; LeMahieu, Paul – 1985
A survey was conducted of 125 parents of elementary and middle school children who participated in a parent involvement program in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. These parents were involved in the MAP (Monitoring Achievement in Pittsburgh)-AT-HOME Program, which focuses on helping parents to reinforce student acquisition of mathematics, reading,…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Grammar, Mathematics Skills
Ostler, Larry – 1984
A study was conducted at Ricks College to determine how well the online public access catalog in the Learning Resources Center (LRC) met the needs of freshmen students. Following a comprehensive literature search, a task force of librarians and selected students participated in the development of a questionnaire, which solicited information on…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Learning Resources Centers, Library Catalogs, Needs Assessment
Goodwin, Craufurd D.; Nacht, Michael – 1986
Causes and prevention of the decline of professional competencies acquired in American institutions of higher education by foreign-trained, Third World scholars and professionals and soon lost upon their return to their home countries are addressed. The context of this problem is described for three countries that were selected as examples:…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Higher Education
Houston, C. A. – 1985
A study was conducted to examine and compare the opinions and immediate plans of 1972-73-74 and 1982-83-84 graduates of Virginia Western Community College (VWCC). Graduates were asked to indicate their opinions of the college's academic instruction, counseling services, faculty advising, and social activities; to provide an overall rating of VWCC;…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Rammler, Linda H. – 1987
Principles and characteristics of program quality review are described as one means of evaluating values-based outcomes of day programs for persons with mental retardation. Program quality review may be distinguished from other evaluation systems in its focus on program outcomes--what actually happens to the people in the program--rather than on…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Role, Day Programs, Delivery Systems
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1988
Seven papers from the 1987 CAUSE conference's Track IV, Support Services, are presented. They include: "Application Development Center" (John F. Leydon); "College Information Management System: The Design and Implementation of a Completely Integrated Office Automation and Student Information System" (Karen L. Miselis);…
Descriptors: Administrators, Automation, College Administration, Computer Software
