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Lindegren, Alina M. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1934
The purpose of this bulletin is to present to collegiate registrars, committees of admission, and State departments of public instruction such data about the institutions of higher education in Norway as will enable those officials and offices to form fairly accurate judgments of how higher training in Norway compares with that in the United…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Credentials, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
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Ashby, Rosemary – New Directions for Higher Education, 1983
A 5-year effort to project a new and more realistic public image and to bring about improvements in student recruiting and fund-raising for a small, private, liberal arts women's college is described. The changes included offering bachelor's degrees for the first time and building pride and support among alumnae. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni, College Role, Community Support, Higher Education
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Metz, Paul; Stemmer, John – College & Research Libraries, 1996
Analysis of a survey, completed by 128 collection development librarians at 72 liberal arts colleges, ranked six university presses and 58 publishers associated with science and technology, humanities, and social sciences by their perceptions of familiarity, quality and academic relevance. Found that university presses are well respected:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Familiarity, Foreign Countries
Ringenberg, Thomas D.; Zikmund, Joseph, II – Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development, 1997
Analyzes interstate migration patterns of New England's college students, including patterns unique to each state and movement to states outside the region. Discusses factors affecting migration. Includes data on migration of freshmen to and from New England, net student migration to other states, and New England institutions and other…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Freshmen, College Students, Comparative Analysis
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McCulloch, Gary – Australian Journal of Education, 1992
Discussion of the relationship between the character of the community and secondary schools in developing urban and suburban neighborhoods of Auckland (New Zealand) looks at such factors as location, transportation, and social/ethnic geography. Focus is on the political nature of school construction and recent evolution of national public policy…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Geographic Location
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Gu, Qing; Schweisfurth, Michele – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2006
From a comparative perspective, this paper analyses Chinese learners' intercultural experiences in Chinese and British educational contexts. In the Chinese context, interview and questionnaire research was carried out in 24 universities that hosted the British Council's English teaching development programmes. The research uncovered perspectives…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, Context Effect, Student Motivation
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
U.S. research-doctorate programs in the humanities were assessed by a committee of the Conference Board of Associated Research Councils. Attention was focused on 522 programs in nine disciplines in the humanities that award research doctorates. The effectiveness of these programs in preparing students for research careers was assessed. Indices…
Descriptors: Art History, Classical Literature, College English, College Faculty
Griswold, Carolyn; Macfie, Ian – 1990
A study investigated selected personal characteristics of 124 highly visible presidents belonging to four institutional associations that include among their members the nation's major universities and four-year colleges (National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, American Association of State Colleges and Universities,…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role
Fellers, John – 1982
Image assessment in higher education and procedures for conducting image assessments are discussed. Image assessment is the process of finding out what others think about an organization. It is proposed that when image assessments are approached objectively, the results can help determine constituent needs, anticipate vocational trends, survey…
Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Faculty College Relationship
Johnson, Rhoda Barge – 1982
Career attainment levels of black college graduates and predictors of career attainment were studied. Attention was directed to the effect of college control (public/private), college racial composition (traditionally black institutions--TBI and predominantly white institutions--PWI), college grade average, and parents' socioeconomic status on…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Blacks, College Graduates, Education
Carbol, Barry C. – 1987
The General Educational Development (GED) testing program has been a part of the Alberta High School Equivalency Program since 1981. Between December 1981 and December 1983, 4,333 applicants passed the GED in Alberta, and 802 applicants failed to pass the test. Random samples of 200 individuals from each of these groups were studied to determine…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Credibility
Fram, Eugene H. – 1982
The use of marketing concepts to maintain and enhance the image of a university is considered. Over all, what is needed is a system for image assessment to provide a basis for image development. Without this system and its information outputs, misconceptions can enter the policy-making process at critical junctures, and the life of the institution…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Curriculum, College Faculty, Colleges
Bjork, Lars G. – 1985
Factors affecting the emergence of the University of New Mexico as a research institution in a period of increased competition for research support are discussed. The case study covers the period of 1972-1978 and focuses on the development of the Office of the Vice President for Research and its entrepreneurial activities, including its increased…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Competition
Jean, Paul M.; And Others – 1984
Strategic planning in higher education is discussed from the perspective of institutional research. Attention is directed to: institutional mission, institutional assessment, institutional leadership, environmental assessment, market analysis, and competitive position. Strategic planning merges incrementalism, which focuses on flexibility,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, College Environment, College Planning, College Role
Lopez, Enrique Hank – 1979
Harvard University's effect on American life is examined through investigation of its pervasive mystique, magnitude of power, fallacies, controversies, and its ramifications on both the national and international scenes. Viewed from its modest beginning in 1638 to the present, Harvard is described as "a multinational academic conglomerate,…
Descriptors: Alumni, Bias, College Environment, College Graduates
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