Longitudinal grade distribution frequencies before and after the institution of open admissions in fall 1970 are discussed in three related documents. The first examines the period from spring 1968 to fall 1973, showing failure grades increasing from 5.2% to 10.1% (94% increase) with open admissions, and "C" grades decreasing 19%, while all other…

The educational leave program at the University of California, Davis, known as PELP (Planned Educational Leave Program) is examined and a comprehensive profile of students who request educational leave is given. Educational leave is described as an attempt to accommodate students who require time away from school to either gain experience in a…

A 72-member team of evaluators visited Georgia State University in May 1977 as part of the institution's decennial self-study. The evaluators represented nine groups that accredit programs at the university, including: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education; Georgia State Department of Education; American Dietetic Association;…

Institutional research (IR) in community/junior colleges in past years has been limited to gathering data for external agencies, concentrating on raw demographic data and student flow studies. IR should be directed toward providing data for administrative decisions and for successful maintenance of college operations. In spite of the heavy demands…

A sample of 15,252 basic airmen were administered the History Opinion Inventory (HOI) during basic military training. This 100-item self-report inventory was designed to tap dimensions of school adjustment, family stability, social orientation, emotional stability, bodily complaints, motivations and expectations for achievement, and response…

Recent trends indicate the increasing concern regarding the broad issue of accountability at institutions of higher education. Because of this, colleges and universities are being forced more and more to base their decisions on hard fact instead of intuition. The institutional research function is instrumental in assisting in this kind of data…

This document compiles a year of institutional research produced at Tallahassee Community College. The 72 reports compiled here include several intra-institutional memoranda, annual reports to state and federal authorities, and reports to campus-wide committees, faculty senate committees, and individuals. Reports are presented in chronological…

Anthropological field methods are viewed as a means of reducing the unanticipated consequences of decision-making in institutions of higher education. The conflict generated by the unanticipated consequences of decisions can be reduced by a better identification and a clearer understanding of the norms and values existing in the various…

Planning and management systems for colleges should be tailor-made to fit each particular college. The approach suggested here is flexible so that it can be adapted to individual circumstances in a variety of colleges. What is being suggested is an approach to planning rather than a technique. The approach results in two types of output documents:…

With the increase in institutional research activity and the number of reports resulting therefrom, there is a growing need for better assessments of the impact of such reports. This paper proposes a framework for analysis of institutional research report impact. The three major dimensions identified are: (1) time (short-term, intermediate, and…

The voluminous research of the last 10 years on college students and on the function of higher education has emphasized the importance of personal and social growth of students in addition to their intellectual and vocational development. The State University of New York at Buffalo, since 1964, has increased efforts to support and initiate…

Two matched groups of transfer students from low income families were compared in order to determine effects--if any--of non-academic factors on their academic achievement. Transfer students who applied for financial aid at the University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC) financial aids office made up the initial population from which the group samples…

Evidence of Cuyahoga Community College's success in preparing its 1966-through-1969 career program graduates for their chosen occupations was sought in this study. One thousand one graduates were sent questionnaires and 350 responded with the requested employment data and course-of-study evaluations. After studying the responses, the researcher…

Test performance statistics and subsequent academic achievement data for Los Angeles City College (LACC), California, students entering in the fall of 1969 are reported in this study. The test performance statistics provide a relative comparison between achievement on the School and College Ability Test (SCAT), the Form 1A Reading Comprehension:…

This report presents the results of the annual survey of the geographic origins or permanent residences of all credit course students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the fall 1972 term. The tables of this report are formated to provide geographic origin information on numbers of graduate and undergraduate students…