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Johnson, Deborah Hazel; And Others – 1977
A needs assessment questionnaire was designed to assess the practical and psychological needs of mature women returning to college, and to compare these needs with those of returning men and traditional-age students. Demographic characteristics of the different groups were also examined. It is shown that the average returning woman is an…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, Females, Higher Education
Mohrman, Kathryn, Ed. – 1977
Many colleges and universities are revising course offerings and increasing graduate requirements to provide more highly integrated programs for their students. The efforts of seven institutions to develop such a core curriculum are described including those of: Saint Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana); Los Medanos College (Pittsburgh,…
Descriptors: Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Design
Johnson, Jeffrey – 1978
The Faculty Development in Individualized Education Project was established at the University of Minnesota in 1976 as a special two-year effort to improve the systems of faculty involvement in individualized education at the undergraduate level (part of the University Without Walls program). The project's main assumption was that faculty members'…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Departments, External Degree Programs, Faculty Development
Duff, Franklin L.; Dold, Charles N. – 1978
Previous research related to the economics of higher education has devoted virtually no attention to the economic return for different disciplines or fields of study. The present study examines the relationship between cost and economic return for undergraduate programs of study at one large public institution, the University of Illinois. In the…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics, Graduate Surveys
Dumont, Richard G. – 1978
Reported are the execution and outcomes of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) Performance Funding Project at Tennessee Technological University, a pilot project seeking to explore the question of whether it is desirable and possible to allocate state funds to community colleges and universities on a performance effectiveness…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
National Association of College and University Business Officers, Washington, DC. – 1977
The process for organizing and conducting a conference of finance and budgeting in higher education is described in this manual designed for use by groups interested in developing successful conferences in their regions. The manual is an outgrowth of a series of conferences sponsored by the Committee for the Concerns of Women in New England…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administrators, Budgeting, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets)
Iscoe, Louise, Ed. – 1979
This annual report of the Children and Youth Services Division of the Texas Department of Community Affairs provides a guide to statewide services available to children under 6 years of age. After a brief report, 10 state agency services, direct and indirect private organization services, and four special services are described. Information about…
Descriptors: Blindness, Community Information Services, Day Care, Deafness
PDF pending restorationParent, F. Dale; Frese, Wolfgang – 1980
Contrary to recent national trends, enrollments at colleges of agriculture have increased 181% between 1963 and 1976, with an ever increasing proportion of agricultural students coming from urban backgrounds. During the spring of 1977, mail questionnaire data were collected from 3,175 undergraduate "ag" majors (93.8% White and 6.2%…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Aspiration, Black Colleges
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Office of Institutional Research and Analytical Studies. – 1980
The report is divided into two major sections: credit course enrollment (headcount) and degrees granted. The first section provides headcount enrollment data for the individual institutions and institutional types of the State University of New York as well as system-wide data. Enrollment data is for the fall term of each year and is arrayed by…
Descriptors: College Students, Degrees (Academic), Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends
Seattle Univ., WA. – 1979
A portrait of Seattle University is drawn in this first of a series of annual reports to the president and trustees on the progress of the formal, comprehensive, and systematic, systematic planning process at Seattle University, a process begun in 1975. Focus is on five areas: enrollment, academic programs, personnel, finance, and facilities and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. – 1973
Results of a one-year investigation on lifelong learning by the Michigan State University Task Force on Lifelong Education are presented. Topics concern the following: current trends, a definition of lifelong education, lifelong education at Michigan State, the university's present objectives and lifelong educational arrangements, major academic…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Admission, College Credits, College Role
BRINKER, PAUL; RUSSELL, WENDELL H. – 1965
INFORMATION ABOUT LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS AND MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING RESOURCES, IN 15 SOUTHERN STATES, WAS ANALYZED TO DETERMINE PROGRAMS WHICH WOULD EFFECTIVELY INCREASE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. SOCIAL SCIENTISTS (1) TALKED WITH MORE THAN 360 STAFF MEMBERS IN 58 SCHOOLS, (2) CONTACTED FEDERAL, STATE, LABOR, AND PRIVATE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Role, Colleges, Educational Improvement
Duren, Almetris Marsh – 1979
The integration of the University of Texas at Austin since the 1940s is outlined, with the process reviewed from legal, social, and personal perspectives. The first chapter is devoted to the breaking down of legal barriers, beginning with the test case of Herman Sweatt in 1946 (a black man applying for admission to graduate study) and culminating…
Descriptors: Activism, Affirmative Action, Athletics, Black Students
State Univ. System of Florida, Tallahassee. – 1979
Proposals of state universities in Florida developed in accordance with 1978 Systemwide Policy Guidelines are presented. The first section of the institutional statement was developed at the institution's discretion without format or content requirements and generally includes information such as a description of the historical development of the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Planning, College Programs, College Role
PDF pending restorationSmartt, Steven H. – 1980
Data and descriptive analyses concerning degrees awarded in the U.S. and the South in 1977-78 are presented, based on National Center for Education Statistics information. One extensive table shows, for the United States, the Southern Regional Education Board region, and each of the southern states, the total number of degrees awarded at the…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic)
