Differences between freshman expectations at the University of Maryland in 1968 and 1969 were assessed using data from College and University Environment Scales (CUES). Two editions of CUES have been published. CUES I consists of 150 statements about university life that help to define the atmosphere of the institution as seen by the student. The…

Based on the assumption that behavioral aspects of faculty productivity are often not considered in development efforts, it is proposed that data collection to support the enhancement of faculty productivity should account for the behavioral dimension. Research concerning faculty productivity is reviewed, and it is concluded that the entire work…

A study was conducted at Cumberland College, Kentucky, to determine whether educational policies of the school were related to student retention. A questionnaire was sent to the 126 students who had dropped out of the college during the 1975-76 academic year; 100 students responded either by mail or telephone, but it was determined that 29 of the…

THE STAFF OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING PROGRAM DEVELOPED QUESTIONNAIRES, CHECKLISTS AND PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO EXPRESS IN QUANTITATIVE TERMS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS AND THE JUNIOR COLLEGES THEY ATTEND. SINCE CORRELATIONS AMONG STUDENT AND COLLEGE CHARACTERISTICS WERE LOW TO MODERATE, ONLY VERY BROAD CONCLUSIONS COULD BE DRAWN. TWO-YEAR…

The need to consider teaching evaluation criteria within the social structural and normative background within which college teaching takes place is discussed, along with the need to consider the substantive content of the criteria. In research-oriented American universities many feel that one cannot be promoted for teaching because institutional…

A random sample of students living in university housing at Miami University were surveyed about their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with three broad features of hall life: hall relationships, policies and programs; facilities and services; and staff. A list of 42 factors that were thought to relate to overall satisfaction with housing were…

THIS IS A PART OF A FEDERALLY FINANCED PROJECT, DESIGNED TO ANALYZE THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE COLLEGE ATMOSPHERE OR ENVIRONMENT, AND THE COLLEGE OUTPUT. LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE CONTRIBUTED DATA ON 200 STUDENTS AND 50 FACULTY MEMBERS, TAKEN FROM A 300-ITEM QUESTIONNAIRE. THIS SUMMARY REPORT, WHILE PERMITTING…

REPORTED ARE FACTORS WHICH HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL IN INFLUENCING MEN TO ENTER CAREERS IN SCIENCE. THE RESEARCH IS ESSENTIALLY DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. PART 1 ASSESSES STATISTICALLY THE SCIENTIST PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY OF 490 UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES BY DETERMINING WHAT PROPORTION OF THEIR GRADUATES ENTERED CAREERS IN…

An intensive study of Rutgers College was made during the spring semester of the 1967-1968 school year for the purpose of evaluating the College's instructional program. The report examines many institutional functions within the context of current higher education concerns and their particular relationship to the perceived role of Rutgers…

Increasinq emphasis in higher education on teaching and learning as well as on research and development has occurred. Several publications are cited concerning faculty development projects that help to identify change strategies. The success of a particular strategy for improving teaching and learning is dependent on the acceptance and enthusiasm…

The Graduate Degree Survey was deisgned to ascertain graduates' reactions to master's degree programs at Fredonia, to discover the types of students who enroll for advanced work, the fields of interest, and the time lapse between completion of the undergraduate degree and when the master's degree program was started. Incentive for enrolling, years…

A bibliography of approximately 400 items relevant to academic administrators is presented. Most were published after 1968. The topics covered include: the sociology of organizations, management, management in the profit-making sector, academic organization and administration, history of higher education and comparative higher education, goals and…

This handbook provides information concerning appointments, salaries, fringe benefits, and privileges, as well as duties and responsibilities of the faculty and other matters of faculty interest at Concord College. In addition to the Faculty Constitution, appropriate regulations of the West Virginia Board of Regents and derivative academic and…

Assessed is the impact of various characteristics of life on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University on the enrollment decision. Random samples were drawn from the Fall 1975 matriculated and nonmatriculated freshmen. For each of the groups, separate surveys were mailed to the students and their corresponding parents. The data were analyzed to…

In fall 1974, the Institutional Goals Inventory (IGI) was distributed to all full-time faculty and administrators at Oakton Community College (OCC). Responses were obtained from 98 faculty members and 13 administrators (84 percent and 81 percent, respectively). Results indicate that faculty respondents found Individual Personal Development,…