This case study of Xavier University is part of a study of selected developing colleges and universities funded in the Advanced Program of Title III of the Higher Education Act. Xavier's unique role as the only historically Black Catholic college in the U.S. is noted and its recent financial crisis and resulting need for a sounder management…

This paper defines a conceptual model for institutional research in the community college and identifies sources of information, programs, and services that provide data necessary for implementation of the model. The model contains four specific subsystems: goal setting, program development, program review, and cost effectiveness. Each subsystem…

One of seven guides developed to assist vocational-technical institutions in conducting a systemized approach to local evaluation, this administrative perceptions guide presents a suggested methodology for conducting a needs assessment with the administrative and supervisory staff. The matrix included depicts the factors and indicators assessed by…

Participants at this four-day meeting of the Teacher Corps Planning Conference discussed the past function of the Corps and possible future courses. The general outline of the agenda was to look into the substantive fields for Teacher Corps focus and the priority needs in teacher education to which the Teacher Corps should address itself. Project…

Organizational development (OD) is a systematic approach to (1) identifying the needs, problems, and objectives of an organization; (2) providing feedback needed for decisions regarding design and implementation of change strategies; (3) implementing and monitoring actions; and (4) evaluating their effects. Decisions in all phases of OD are…

A project surveyed adult vocational teachers in Pennsylvania to determine their demographic characteristics and their perceived inservice needs and to design and conduct activities to address those needs. The survey instrument, after field testing and revision, contained ninety-five items subdivided into three parts: demographic data, data on…

The design and outcome of a bilingual education program evaluation emphasizing the instructional and attitudinal variables of the bilingual education program presently in operation is described. The purpose of this program evaluation emphasizing needs assessment is to gather base-line data for continued evaluations in the following years. The…

The papers in this volume emerge from the experience of Fordham University and the Angelo Patri Intermediate School through their mutual efforts to establish an open-space school in a highly complex, low-income neighborhood of inner-city New York. The papers prepare the reader to understand the process involved in developing programs under…

This survey is a replication of a November 1974 survey undertaken to determine the number of children in Vancouver schools for whom English is a second language, the extent of their English language handicaps, and their placement needs. The same questionnaire used in the earlier survey was directed to Vancouver school principals. This…

This monograph advances ideas to aid planners and administrators responsible for the development of deinstitutionalization services for the disabled to develop a more rigorous, systematic approach to the provision of these services. The seven chapters of the publication, each written by a recognized leader in the field, focus on the following: (1)…

Guidelines for teachers of English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) who wish to undertake an ESOL materials development project are presented. Three areas that affect all such projects are discussed: (1) writing for a local or a wider audience, (2) writing as a team effort, and (3) writing as a decision-making process. In creating for a local…

The Logan County (Illinois) Community Resource Development Council, assisted by sociologists and graduate students from the University of Illinois, designed an attitudinal survey which was administered to a random sample of 700 Logan County adults to ascertain the support of the residents for Council activities and to learn from the residents what…

A long-term project entitled Agricultural Manpower Needs in North Dakota examined current and projected agriculture manpower needs in the state. Objectives of the project were to develop a methodology for obtaining and interpreting agricultural manpower needs data for North Dakota, to determine emerging employment trends and identify emerging…

Results of an evaluation of the South Dakota Project to Articulate Continuing Education in Nursing (Project SPACE), which was the extent to which the three-year project had been a value to South Dakota nurses, were presented. According to the Executive Committee's assessment, the project increased quantity and quality of continuing education…

A process to assess a college's external environment and audit its internal environment in order to pursue options available to postsecondary education is described. Essentially the concept is one of matching opportunities in the external environment with institutional strengths as determined by an internal audit. Strategic planning must consider…