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Download full textMcGuinness, Aims C., Jr. – 1988
Summary data and narrative profiles are provided on state postsecondary education structures (governing boards, coordinating boards and agencies). Following an overview of the status of state coordination and governance of higher education in 1987, tabular data on state boards and agencies are provided, including: (1) structure of…
Descriptors: College Planning, Governance, Governing Boards, Legal Responsibility
Davis, George H.; And Others – 1988
One of the working papers in the final report of the Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness, this study focuses on the role of temporary faculty at Arizona's three public universities, noting that the quality of overall education of students taught by temporary instructors relates importantly to the care…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Competition, Educational Quality, Efficiency
Cousineau, John; Landon, Bruce – 1989
A study was conducted to measure the student outcomes of academic (university transfer) programs and identify the factors related to those outcomes. Six British Columbia (Canada) community colleges participated in the study by surveying 5,770 of their former students. The survey measured four student outcomes, and the analysis tested several…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Programs, College Students
Layzell, Daniel T.; Lyddon, Jan W. – 1988
The relationship between the external environment and state appropriations to public higher education is analyzed, focusing on the following: (1) the extent to which environmental factors explain yearly appropriations outcomes for public four-year colleges and universities; (2) which environmental factors are most important and which are least…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Environmental Influences
Allen, David F.; Nelson, Joan M. – 1987
A study was conducted to investigate the validity of Tinto's model of college withdrawal in a public four-year college and a private two-year institution. The model consists of six sets of variables in a causal sequence; i.e., background characteristics, initial goal and institutional commitment, academic and social integration, subsequent goal…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Students, Dropout Characteristics
Brophy, James – 1988
The status of Arizona's effort to encourage the creation and expansion of high technology based on the discoveries and new knowledge developed at its research universities is discussed. The study of the University of Arizona and Arizona State University was recommended by the Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Competition, Economic Development, Efficiency
O'Neill, Paul J. – 1989
The Jackson State University Critical Thinking and Outcome Measures Program, whose academic focus is curriculum reform, is described in this report. The program guides students in developing the skills to think critically, to reason clearly, to express their thoughts cogently, to value open and thoughtful dialogue, and to be receptive to the free…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Curriculum, College Programs, College Seniors
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1989
Described in this report is the Saturday Afternoon Free respite care program for moderately to severely handicapped children operated under the auspices of the Idaho State University (ISU) College of Education. In service for 4 years, it has been evaluated by parents and student participants as excellent. It was developed in response to the need…
Descriptors: Children, Family Caregivers, Family Involvement, Higher Education
Youngstown State Univ., OH. – 1988
Project ARETE and the English Festival, two programs sponsored by the English Department of Youngstown State University, are described in this report. The programs bring together university and public school teachers of all grade levels to reward students for reading and writing outside the classroom, assess student writing, renew classroom…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Extracurricular Activities, Faculty Development
Griswold, Jean S. – 1989
The Colorado State University Foreign Language Weekend Camps (also called the "Poor Man's Study Abroad") are described in this report. Developed to provide an international component and a mini foreign experience for the university's students, the camps are designed to accomplish several purposes including: to offer both foreign and…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Cultural Awareness, Day Camp Programs
Luckey, Angela; And Others – 1989
The League of Schools in southeast Idaho described in this report is a staff development consortium consisting of 15 local school districts, the College of Education, and the College of Liberal Arts at Idaho State University. Initiated in the belief that the ongoing training needs of classroom teachers could best be addressed by a coalition of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
Anderson, Terry; And Others – 1988
This paper describes Contact North/Contact Nord, a pilot project that attempts to improve strategies for distance education in Northern Ontario, Canada. The goals of the program include meeting ongoing and future educational needs of rural Canadians by improving the design and operation of technologically enhanced distance education programs. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cooperative Programs, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Cuellar, Sylvia – 1989
This study (which involved visits to six British universities, reading of university publications, and interviews with university officials) reveals the following three trends concerning how these institutions serve adult learners: (1) a trend toward offering liberal education courses to the general public for personal development; (2) a shift…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Administration, College Curriculum, Educational Policy
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Office of Institutional Research and Analytical Studies. – 1987
Results of the 1986 Attrition/Retention Survey of the State University of New York are presented. After a brief narrative summary of the findings, extensive data on attrition, retention, and completion are provided for: full-time, first-time students and full-time transfer students at the associate and baccalaureate degree levels; and students in…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Agricultural Colleges, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Western Australia Post Secondary Education Commission, Nedlands. – 1987
The 1986 annual report of the Western Australian Post Secondary Education Commission identifies objectives and achievements, policy initiatives, education program and related matters, resource planning activities, national and state consultation efforts, and related governmental developments. Education program and related matters include:…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Planning, Financial Policy, Financial Support
