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Davison, W. Phillips, Ed.; Yu, Frederick T. C., Ed. – 1974
The papers in this edited volume on the directions in mass communication research deal with two broad questions: What is the current state of knowledge with respect to the area in question? And what might be the most fruitful directions for future research? The nine articles include: (1) an attempt to structure the field of mass communication; (2)…
Descriptors: Administration, Information Science, Institutional Research, Literature Reviews
Download full textLightfield, E. Timothy – 1974
To understand student attrition, Mercer County Community College has developed a complementary information system based on: (1) a computerized tracking system following enrollment patterns by semester of entering class; (2) surveys of the nonreturning student populations each semester; and (3) retrieval of demographic and biographic…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Dropout Research, Enrollment Trends
Platt, Chester C. – 1974
To determine whether changes in the type of research conducted by community colleges had taken place since 1968 and to ascertain the current research interests of these colleges, a national survey of community colleges was conducted. Questionnaires were sent to 1,150 public and private community and junior colleges, of which 40 percent responded.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Research, National Surveys, Postsecondary Education
Korb, A. W.; Callahan, Joseph P. – 1973
This interim report concerns initial accomplishments of objectives designed for a projected 5-year performance-based education project. This project is unique in that it is designed to encompass more than the teacher education division in conversion to a competency/performance-based approach to postsecondary education. Detailed objectives for the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Rivers, William L., Ed.; Slater, William T., Ed. – 1973
The Aspen Program on Communications and Society represents a major attempt to bring together men, ideas, and institutions to pioneer in the communications field, to identify the main communications issues confronting society, and to develop effective programs to implement these policies. This handbook was compiled as a result of an Aspen program…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications, Directories
Behrendt, Richard L. – 1974
Results of a follow-up study of the graduates of Hagerstown Junior College during its existence (1948-1973 inclusive) are provided. During the 26-year period, 1,797 people received either a degree or a one-year certificate from the college. Questionnaires were mailed to all graduates, and 1,359 (77%) were returned. The data are tabulated as to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, Institutional Research
Coast Community Coll. District, Costa Mesa, CA. – 1974
The results of panel discussions related to audience development for KOCE, a public UHF television station owned and operated by the Coast Community College District, are presented. Ten panels, representing 10 target population groups, took part in the project: professional and white collar workers, Mexican-Americans, senior citizens, blue collar…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Involvement, County Programs, Educational Television
Stenquist, Lee B. – 1973
The role of institutional research is expanding and gaining in importance. Institutional research must fully examine and criticize the institution, including its purpose and values. Institutional research officers must concern themselves with academic and administrative functions and processes and participate actively in the planning and…
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Researchers
Willett, Lynn H. – 1973
A survey was conducted to determine the characteristics and opinions of the non-persisting students at Moraine Valley Community College. A random sample of 500 non-persisting students was selected, with equal numbers of full-time and part-time ex-students. Separate questionnaires were used for non-persisting full-time and non-persisting part-time…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Melville, George L. – 1970
This consortium of liberal arts colleges was instrumental in developing and coordinating their research capability through data processing. Forty research and academic development projects were undertaken. Of special importance: The Pass-Fail System, Study Habits in the Three-three calendar, Changing Trends in Attrition, The Weighing of High…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Consortia, Enrollment Trends, Grading
Idaho State Univ., Pocatello. – 1967
This is the report of the 1967 Conference of the Western Association of Graduate Schools. The first general session of the meeting dealt with the plight of the graduate dean and his lack of power in the graduate school. The second general session offered information concerning recent institutional research on graduate education including…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Administrative Organization, Deans, Educational Finance
Black, Frank S. – Consortia for Institutional Research Journal, 1976
A transactional system is the routine method for carrying out certain processes. This paper describes how a transactional system can be developed and operated for an office that has no computer support. The model is an Office of Institutional Research (OIR). The OIR manual (noncomputer supported) transactional system at Texas Southern University…
Descriptors: Codification, Educational Administration, Filing, Higher Education
Bolden, Otis L., Comp. – 1976
In October and November of 1975, the Office of Research at ST. Louis Community College at Forest Park attempted to systematically determine what areas of staff development were desired and/or needed by the college staff. Questionnaires were sent to 350 staff members and 81 were returned for a 23% response rate. Questions asked of the respondents…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Inservice Education
Padilla, Bennie J. – 1976
A follow-up study of 1975 Los Angeles City College nursing program graduates was conducted to determine the degree of success achieved by the graduates on the State Board Test Pool Examination, to compare the achievement of 1975 graduates to that of 1974 and 1973 graduates, to assess their degree of success in obtaining employment, to determine…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Followup Studies, Institutional Research
Moriarty, Dick – 1976
The Sports Institute for Research Through Change Agent Research (SIR/CAR) is an interdisciplinary, public professional, study/action group, which brings together theoreticians and practitioners to investigate topics of vital interest to sport or athletic organizations functioning at the community, provincial/state, national, or international…
Descriptors: Athletics, Foreign Countries, Institutional Research, Organizational Change
