Describes a personal effectiveness group for faculty and professional staff. Hostile and favorable reactions to the group proposal and pre-post group survey results are discusssed with implications and caveats for future faculty groups. (Author)

Leisure activities seem to have a significant impact on physical and psychological health. Research also indicates that intrinsically motivated behaviors positively affect an individual's sense of well-being, ability to cope with stress, and physical health. (DF)

Systematic use of a short form of the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) in a university counseling center over the past five years is described, together with strategies to ensure maximal accuracy and utilization of results. (Author/BW)

Interviewed 400 elderly women to identify factors contributing to mother's satisfaction with filial relationships. Satisfaction with filial relationships was found to be related primarily to satisfaction with quality of contact with children and secondarily to children's potential filial behavior and mother's satisfaction with quantity of contact…

Questions whether role loss significantly influences volunteering, based on data from a sample of 4,339 older adults. Findings suggested that other social characteristics such as socioeconomic status and gender have a greater influence on volunteer patterns. (JAC)

The paper considers some of the problems involved in the interpretation of participants' evaluations of management development programs. In particular, it argues that, in the case of participative "open evaluation" sessions, it is important to recognize that participants' attitudes and feelings toward the learning group may influence the…

Reviews the existing literature on the perceptions, knowledge, and use of services by the elderly. Results suggest many elderly do not hold positive attitudes towards services, a bare majority appear aware of services, utilization rates are extremely low, and the correlates of service use are not well understood. (JAC)

Collected data concerning perceptions and expectations of services by rehabilitation counselors (N=7) and 12 of their severely disabled clients. Results showed differences between counselors and clients regarding (a) counselor's role in vocational aspects; (b) control over decision making for rehabilitation services; and (c) counselor perceptions…

This paper attempts to assess the impact of a residential academic unit on its participants. Subjects were 651 students enrolled in the College of Forestry at Colorado State University. Results indicate that those students involved in the residential unit were generally more satisfied. (Author/HMV)

In 1990, the Leon County Public Schools (FL) implemented a voluntary school-based, decision-making (SBDM) council. This paper presents findings of an evaluation of the SBDM system in the school district conducted after 5 years of activity. Data were obtained from interviews with 61 principals and 34 site-council chairs and from a survey of 206 out…

The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of women participants in the North Carolina Community College Leadership Program (NCCCLP) to determine what effect, if any, those experiences may have had on subsequent career achievement. The NCCCLP is a one-year leadership-training program designed to give women and minorities the skills…

The report discusses the winter 2000 student satisfaction survey at Rogue Community College (RCC) (Oregon). The annual survey is an important tool by which the college measures its achievement in the areas of services, classes, and facilities. The primary purpose of the study is to obtain feedback from attending students regarding the issues that…

The Johnson County Community College (JCCC) Success Center (Kansas) has been operational since 2000 and focuses on the facilitation of student growth and development. The Center's user evaluation--the results of which are contained in this document--is one of three projects developed to help evaluate the Center's success model. A questionnaire was…

This document is the annual student satisfaction survey completed by Howard Community College students in 2003.The respondents came from all different class sections. The survey was sent out to 2386 students and 1040 replied, which is a 44% response rate. The majority of respondents had chosen HCC due to its close proximity to home (37%) and their…

This document is an institutional self-assessment report by Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) for 1999. Performance indicators chosen to gauge the relative success of SLCC in achieving its mission, values and goals include: (1) participation rate by students who are minorities; (2) participation rate by students with disabilities; (3) new student…