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Shirley, Robert C. – 1978
A decision-focused paradigm is presented to guide the development of a comprehensive institutional plan. The primary emphasis is the identification of strategic decisions to be resolved by individual institutions and the key determinants of those decisions. Based on the paradigm, a more active role for institutional research is suggested in order…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, College Administration, College Planning, Comparative Analysis
Winter, Gene M.; And Others – 1977
The Reality-Based Evaluation (RBE) Portfolio was produced to assist postsecondary educators in the conduct of local program evaluation efforts. The content of the portfolio is not subject-matter specific in order to be applicable to the widest variety of educational programs and projects. The rationale and model for program evaluation as it…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Stevenson, Mike; Walleri, Dan – 1978
Because community college administrators are under increasing pressure to curtail or eliminate programs due to reduced resources, the need for institutional research in the area of evaluation of educational and support programs arises. There are three basic approaches to program evaluation which are used in most public educational institutions:…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Community Colleges, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
Florida State Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee. – 1977
This evaluation of Florida's extensive system (from 140 to 395 youths) of self-contained juvenile training schools (TS) profiles the delinquent client population and examines the recidivism rate. After discussing the dangers of using recidivism as the sole indicator of rehabilitation, the study's methodology is explained. A random sample follows…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Followup Studies
Download full textStewart, Douglas K. – 1978
This report discusses considerations involved in placing the evaluation process for criminal justice agencies within an organizational and practical context. The discussion proceeds from the following perspectives: (1) program evaluation is a policy/management tool; (2) various levels of policy and management personnel have numerous and varied…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Institutional Research, Needs Assessment, Organizational Effectiveness
Salley, Charles D. – 1979
The level of economic stimulus provided to the Atlanta area by Georgia State University was examined and found to be 5,432 full-time jobs and $140.2 million in income. It is shown that the figures are conservative since spending by part-time employees and most part-time students was omitted. A calculated multiplier of 1.48 was used, and the study…
Descriptors: Business, Economics, Educational Economics, Higher Education
HUBBARD, ROBERT E. – 1962
THIS STUDY DESCRIBES A 1960 EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS BY STUDENT LEVEL AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY IN DETROIT. DIRECT COSTS OF INSTRUCTION WERE DETERMINED BY AMOUNT OF FACULTY TIME DEVOTED TO INSTRUCTION AND REPORTED AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL FACULTY TIME. A COST PER CREDIT HOUR WAS OBTAINED BY STUDENT LEVEL. DATA WAS COMPUTERIZED. COMPUTER…
Descriptors: Computers, Credits, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Williams, Susan S. – 1976
In 1975-76, 26 institutionally administered tests gave students at the University of Texas at Austin the chance to earn credits for 52 lower division courses in 15 departments: anthropology, biology, chemistry, communication, English, French, German, government, history, Latin, mathematics, physics, psychology, Russian, and Spanish. Results were…
Descriptors: College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Higher Education, Institutional Research
PDF pending restorationStaskey, Paul J., Ed. – 1978
The abbreviated proceedings of the 18th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research on balancing needs and resources are presented. Three of the five major addresses are presented in their entirety; the other two are summarized. The invited general session addresses included: "Talent for the 1980's" (Russell Edgerton); "If You Don't…
Descriptors: Awards, College Planning, Futures (of Society), Government School Relationship
Fincher, Cameron, Ed. – 1968
Documents listed in the bibliography are grouped in categories of--(1) goals and long range planning, (2) administration and faculty, (3) curriculum and instruction, (4) space utilization and scheduling, (5) student characteristics, (6) recruitments and admissions, (7) prediction and academic performances, (8) perception of college environment,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Administration, Annotated Bibliographies, College Environment
PDF pending restorationDavis, Cynthia L.; Sparks, June R. – 1977
Questionnaires were sent to the Academic Deans of all two-year colleges in Georgia in order to obtain information on the status of institutional research in those institutions. Responses were received from all 17 of the public junior colleges and from all but three of the eight private junior colleges. Results of the study indicated: (1) 14% of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Institutional Research, Research Needs
PDF pending restorationNetherlands Foundation for Educational Research, The Hague. – 1974
The purpose of the document is to promote the exchange of information and the coordination and cooperation of activities in the field of educational research in Europe. This document is the third in a series of surveys, presenting information for September 1970 through September 1972. One-hundred and sixty-three research projects from 63…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Programs, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Galt, Lester – 1973
This paper presents the objectives and results of an experimental program, the Teen Age Medical Service, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The first objective of this program was to experiment with new ways of delivering additional, more extensive, and continuous personal services while maintaining the emergency and episodic services that have…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Institutional Research
Kinsel, John B. – 1975
The status of any college's alumni is one measure of the success or failure of that college. Recognizing this rather widely accepted principle, New College conducted a survey of its graduates who completed their BA degree sometime between 1968 and 1974. A questionnaire was prepared asking the graduates for information about their current address,…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Choice, College Graduates, Colleges
Gell, Robert L.; And Others – 1975
An annual survey of non-returning Montgomery College students from the years 1971 to 1973 was conducted in order to examine reasons for choosing to leave the college, identify trends, determine the status of students at the time of the survey, and assess the impact of their college experience on current activities. The 454 usable responses (20…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropouts, Educational Trends, Employment Experience
