Faculty resistance to an annual faculty evaluation system implemented at the University of Northern Colorado was widespread. Four factors characterized faculty members most dissatisfied with the evaluation of their performance: years in service at the university, level of the evaluation, impact on salary, and inconsistency among the evaluators.…

A research design is described that can act as a guide for the investigation of student satisfaction. The design is easy to implement and the outcomes can be graphically represented. Evening MBA students were surveyed using a modified form of the College Student Satisfaction Questionnaire. (MLW)

Descriptive report on the Glen Mills Schools, an innovative institution in the field of juvenile corrections. It employs such concepts as an open-system, normative culture, and guided group interaction. Former students fare better than those at other juvenile correctional institutions, with impressive rates of employment and they relate an…

This study examined the relationship of perceived social competence to leisure participation, leisure satisfaction, and life satisfaction in middle aged and older adults using a sample of 205 people aged 41 to 86. Findings and conclusions are discussed. (Author/MT)

Goals of Project TARGET (Teacher Assessment Related to Gifted Education) were to develop a needs assessment instrument, administer it, develop a training model tailored to classroom needs, evaluate training effectiveness, and identify teacher perceived barriers to gifted education. Program success was attributed to providing relevant activities,…

Participants (N=54) of seven eight-week educational/support groups for relatives of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias evaluated the helpfulness of their group experience. The supportive aspects of the group and the information provided about medical and behavioral management of the patient were most highly rated. (Author/NRB)

Studied 51 ambulatory patients with commonly occurring cancers and 25 of their spouses to evaluate a group stress and activity management treatment program. Found support for unique effects of the treatment intervention, but also support for improvement in psychosocial adjustment for patients and spouses with the passage of time. (Author/MCF)

Argues that consumers of public education are more satisfied with it than is the public at large. Both groups agree, however, that the major problems in the schools are a result of broad social change. (CMG)

A study was conducted to examine how anonymous and identified respondents to a client satisfaction survey may differ regarding their satisfaction with counseling from a university counseling center. Identified respondents reported greater levels of satisfaction with treatment than did anonymous respondents. (CT)

Evaluates the public-private mix of child-care policies in Texas with data from two surveys, each of 1,000 randomly selected households. Most parents with children under six were satisfied with their child-care programs, but substantial dissatisfaction was identified for lower-income and minority parents. (Author/JAC)

Compared 16 professional and 16 nonprofessional instructors of "Coping with Depression" classes for elders (N=68) on several outcome measures (including depression, life satisfaction, and frequency of negative thinking). Improvement occurred over time, and no significant differences were found between participants, grouped by leader status. (JAC)

This study investigated the provision of all-day child care for preschool children in Scotland, asking: (1) What patterns of activity and behavior occur in the variety of settings where 3- and 4-year-olds have all-day provision? (2) What counts as a satisfactory all-day experience from the perspective of providers, practitioners, parents, and…

This document is a summary of Cypress College's Student Satisfaction Inventory, a nationally normed instrument used to measure student satisfaction on a range of college experiences. Just fewer than 500 students at Cypress College completed the summary in June 2001. Approximately half of the total population surveyed planned to transfer to another…

This report presents findings reported in the follow-up survey of Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) (Virginia) graduates of the class of 1998-99. Graduates were surveyed during the spring of 2000 to determine what jobs they had obtained, which schools they were attending, how much they earned, how satisfied they were with their employment…

This paper reports on an evaluation of Florida's McKay Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities, which makes a school voucher available to any special education student. The program currently serves 9,202 students out of 375,000 eligible special education students. Based on two telephone surveys (one of parents currently using a McKay…