This 2001 report presents the findings of an institutional evaluation survey conducted by South Texas Community College (STCC). The survey asked 434 community opinion leaders to respond to 13 items by providing the item's level of importance and a letter grade for the college's performance on it. There were also several open-ended questions,…

This document presents a summary of the Parkland College (Illinois) Institutional Effectiveness model, designed to provide a measure of how well Parkland's instructional support units are achieving their stated goals and document how they contribute to the College's mission. The assessment format includes the following steps: (1) evaluating the…

This report is an annual publication that provides information about Diablo Valley College (California). The report contains information from administrative reports produced by various state, district, and college officials. The following sections are included: (1) General Information, which contains data on the history of the college, general…

This report examines the relationship among school expenditures, educational reforms, and school achievement in South Carolina. It discusses the social factors affecting school-district wealth, such as population, income, and the number of single parents, and compares these factors to school districts' expenditures on education. Data for the study…

This document lists the 16 characteristics that help integrate comprehensive program planning into the regular school program and other family-support systems. The 16 characteristic arose from a review of research on effective afterschool programs and interviews with active program sites. The characteristics are as follows: climate for inclusion;…

This paper, by focusing on the application of marketing principles from the business environment to the educational environment, illustrates how educational management theorists have taken a generally accepted conceptual framework to maximize consumer satisfaction and competitive advantage and created a conceptual quagmire. The use of principles…

Recent government policies in the United Kingdom implementing new systems of evaluation and accountability have highlighted the use of performance data to inform judgments about secondary schools, but these developments themselves have been informed by a relatively small number of research studies. This paper reports the findings of a study of…

This report examines Americans' attitudes, opinions, and perceptions about public education over the past three decades. The major conclusions are as follows: (1) Americans continue to value and have confidence in public schools. The more first-hand knowledge people have about the public schools, the more favorable their perceptions; (2) People…

Southwest Virginia Community College (SVCC) developed this report in order to improve its effectiveness as an institution and to reaffirmation its accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. To achieve these goals the college attempted to (1) develop greater consensus in the college community about the future of the college;…

This document is a product of the Promoting Instructional Coherence Project. The paper describes the progress of education in Louisiana and is designed to help educators as they construct a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning. Louisiana typically ranks near the bottom of the 50 states on educational quality and effectiveness, and its…

This report reviews the available evidence on the economic benefits of postsecondary education below the level of the baccalaureate degree, concentrating on the effects of community colleges. Several new national data sets have become available over the past decade, expanding the number and detail of results available. Effects of sub-baccalaureate…

This report summarizes recent actions and decisions by The Alabama College System. Discussed is the Board's recent revision of the mission statement of the College System to emphasize institutional effectiveness. A description is provided of recent institutional consolidations and mergers, and schools that were re-designated as community colleges.…

A number of studies have demonstrated the existence of "effective" schools in comparison to other "ineffective" models. To identify the contexts for success, a study examined "teacher instructional" and "school" variables to characterize the complex of factors that might be needed to achieve high levels of…

This chapter presents a study which used data from the U.S. National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) to examine racial differences in the effects of college quality and student diversity on wages. The study investigated whether the economic benefit of college quality might be higher for groups helped by diversity programs and whether a…

This document presents several reports on the practical applications of sustainable design and schools; it includes information about student performance and sustainable design features involving lighting, acoustics, air quality, and student well-being. Three case studies (Washington's Bainbridge Island School District, Texas' Roy Lee Walker…