Sources of faculty discontent with university administration are discussed as background for a brief report of a case study. Evidence is raised against the usual arguments of university observers. A sample of faculty members at one institution were surveyed and appeared divided approximately in half regarding contentment and discontentment. Group…

Reports an exploratory study designed to describe the development of the scales, investigate concerns regarding student perceptions of a large university, and examine in a standard research situation the viability of a new method of multidimensional analysis (order analysis, proposed as an inferential alternative to factor analysis). (JT)

A telephone survey of 206 adults was conducted to test hypotheses concerning past information seeking, source preference, and media consumption. Subjects who had obtained information from "expert" institutional sources were found to have greater drug knowledge and interpersonal communication experience. Higher Print consumers had greater knowledge…

A system for the statewide coordination of higher education that emphasizes centralized accountability and decentralized management should ensure that the concept of institutional autonomy is preserved. (Editor/PG)

Selected learning modes preferred by students at the Department of Business at Tuskegee Institute were investigated. Separate questionnaires were designed for students and faculty, each of which contained four general modal categories (environmental, pictoral, symbolic, and verbal) and subcategories. The student questionnaire allowed students to…

PARTICIPANTS IN A CONFERENCE OF CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGE PRESIDENTS AND RESEARCH DIRECTORS CONSIDERED (1) THE PURPOSES AND= USES OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, (2) THE SCOPE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, WITH PAPERS GIVING THE POINTS OF VIEW OF A COLLEGE PRESIDENT, THE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, (3)…

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS PAPERS OFFERED AT A CONFERENCE ON INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY. CONSIDERATIONS WERE OFFERED ON THE ROLE PLAYED BY INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH IN CAMPUS PLANNING, STUDENT ADMISSION AND FOLLOWUP STUDIES, FACULTY EVALUATION, INTERINSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION AND ADAPTATION TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATION. PAPERS…

THE AUTHOR STATES THAT UNIT COSTS ARE MEASURES AND STANDARDS OF BUDGETING AND ARE USED TO DIRECT ATTENTION TO PROBLEMS AND AID IN THE SOLUTION OF THOSE PROBLEMS. UNITS FOR COSTS COULD INCLUDE STUDENT CREDIT HOUR, DEPARTMENT COSTS, COST BY LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION, ETC. COSTS IDENTIFIED WITH INSTRUCTION WOULD BE FACULTY TIME. WORKLOAD AND COST…

This final segment of a series of studies to ascertain the degree to which visually impaired persons use the Library of Congress National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped (NLS) examines the methodologies involved in conducting the studies, as well as the problems associated with those methodologies. Chapters explore the…

Student data banks for ongoing research and evaluation have been implemented by a number of professional schools. Institutions selecting software designs for the establishment of such systems are often faced with making their choice before all the possible uses of the system are determined. Making software design decisions involves "rational"…

Georgia State University has just completed a coordinated accrediting visit believed to be unique among postsecondary institutions. The massive informational needs of this large number of agencies visiting a single campus at one time afforded institutional research a significant breakthrough. The coordinated accrediting visit is aimed at saving…

The use of subjective probability as a theoretical model for enrollment forecasting is proposed, and the results of an application of subjective probability to enrollment forecasting at the University of Toledo are reported. Subjective probability can be used as an enrollment forecasting technique for both headcount and full-time equivalent using…

The selection of appropriate data sources for institutional research is discussed. It is suggested that the provision of timely, accurate information for administrative decision-making depends on the researcher's ability to determine which data are relevant to the problem. This is of particular concern for institutional researchers because they…

The role of evaluation in the profit and loss sector of American economy differs from its role in the nonprofit sector. Since corporate industry and private foundations contribute approximately 4.5 billion dollars to help finance the ninety-billion dollar private nonprofit sector, sound planning and evaluation activities are essential to maintain…

IN A CONFERENCE OF 107 PRESIDENTS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATORS FROM 42 JUNIOR COLLEGES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO (1) THE OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE, (2) THE PURPOSES, OPERATION, AND ADMINISTRATION OF STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES, (3) INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, (4) MANAGEMENT, WITH EMPHASIS ON FINANCES,…