Motivating factors for participation in adult education were analyzed with a short form of the Education Participation Scale, using data from a population of older adults enrolled in adult education programs in Vancouver, British Columbia. It appears that this scale may be useful in planning programs for older adults. (MF)

Attempts to improve the quality of working life through changes in environmental factors, such as flexible hours, are likely to bring limited and short-term advantages unless the work process itself is well-designed and compatible with the environmental changes. (Author/LBH)

Participation in parent workshops offered by the University of Utah helped parents of gifted students obtain a better understanding of their gifted children, caused a slight increase in the number of interactions parents had with school personnel, and resulted in greater parental satisfaction with the educational services provided for their gifted…

Describes northern Michigan's Pine River Camp Vision Quest four-day solo wilderness experience for 13- , 14- , and 15-year-olds based on Indian ceremonies to personalize and demarcate in a spiritual manner the questor's entrance into society as a fully responsible and mature adult. Reports experiences of 17 campers. (NEC)

One university has combined in-depth faculty seminars in grants development with individual assistance, successfully removing intimidation from the grants process and providing attention to specific problems for a large group of faculty. Other, unanticipated benefits of the program include increased research office cohesiveness and visibility.…

Ten articles suggest ways to make youth farming organizations attractive to current students and adults. The organization's roles of teaching, training, providing leadership experience and activities are discussed. Also includes tips on promotion, change, and membership building, and a trends survey. (CH)

Some traditional criteria for judging institutional effectiveness are outlined and nine more reliable dimensions for evaluation are suggested including student, faculty, and administrator satisfaction; student academic, career, and personal development; system openness and community interaction; access to resources; and organizational health. (MSE)

Presents a peer counselling model emphasizing outreach social activities and school community liaison for adolescents. Evaluation of this model according to counsellors' self-reports, and student clients' evaluations indicated that peer counsellors were perceived as highly effective in social leadership, group discussion, and individual…

Details the development of a multidimensional measure of students' satisfaction with their college experience. The eight scale dimensions of the College Descriptive Index were found to be generally independent and displayed acceptable levels of reliability. A moderate degree of construct validity was also found. (Author/JAC)

Does course evaluation by students aid students in selecting the "best" instructors? This and related questions were experimentally tested by University of Utah faculty members. (Editor/LBH)

To help the Middle College National Consortium to learn about students' perspectives on the transition to college, the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools and Teaching (NCREST) conducted two focus groups with 13th grade students at two Middle College-Early College high schools. There was consensus by the students in the focus…

The PPIC Statewide Survey series provides policymakers, the media, and the general public with objective, advocacy-free information on the perceptions, opinions, and public policy preferences of California residents. Inaugurated in April 1998, the survey series has generated a database that includes the responses of more than 114,000 Californians.…

In the summer of 2001, College of the Canyons (California) conducted of study of registered nursing (RN) and licensed vocational nursing (LVN) alumni, as well as their employers, to assess satisfaction with the preparation and training they received through the College's nursing programs. Out of the 89 invited nursing alumni, 33 surveys were…

This thesis forms the foundation for a conservation education training manual to help guides in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, communicate to foreign visitors about conservation issues. For background information I used a combination of text-based research and interviews to examine the application of community conservation and…

Red River College (Canada) conducts this graduate employment survey annually to obtain information on employment status and program satisfaction from graduates of diploma, certificate, and refresher programs. For this report, a questionnaire and personalized letter from the College president were sent to each student who graduated between July 1,…