This study makes available the findings of the research in the teaching of mathematics reported to the U.S. Office of Education during the calendar years 1959 and 1960. To secure the data for this study the U.S. Office of Education, with the aid of the Research Committee of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, sent a questionnaire to…

"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This January 7, 2005 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "College Presidents Must Take Charge of College Sports" (Cowen, Scott…

"Higher Education Counts" is the annual accountability report on Connecticut's state system of higher education, as required under Connecticut General Statutes Section 10a-6a. The report contains accountability measures developed through the Performance Measures Task Force and approved by the Board of Governors for Higher Education. The…

This investigation looks at the relationship between a STEM learning community's co-curricular activities and students' perceived sense of community (SOC) to determine which activities most influence SOC and, in turn, retention. This investigation shows that SOC can be impacted by a multitude of factors found within the college environment. The…

Information systems (IS) programs have been struggling with declining enrollment since 2001. The IS community has addressed the enrollment crisis by sharing best practices in journals and at conferences. Typically, such practices focus on improving enrollment through either (1) recruitment events or (2) program/curriculum development initiatives.…

Two revolutions -- one political to accomplish universal equality and one cultural to change the values we live by -- occurred on university campuses in the sixties. Analysis of their roots and of their failure indicates many contributory factors culminating in the absence of a will to create as well as destroy. (JH)

Information and suggestions are presented in this guide to assist the re-entering female student in her adjustment to college. First, the guide looks at reasons for attending college and provides an overview of some of the barriers and problems to be overcome by a woman with a family who has been away from school for some time. Some of the…

Describes the process of instituting the coed housing policy at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. (PG)

Address of welcome given before the Fifth-fifth Annual Meeting of the American Association of University Professors (Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 2, 1969).

A COMPARISON OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF 13 COLLEGES SHOWS THAT THESE DIMENSIONS ARE IMPORTANT--CURRICULUM ORGANIZATION, RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS, PATTERNS OF REGULATION AND SUPERVISION, STUDENT FACULTY RELATIONSHIPS, AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND INSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES. THE GUIDE FOR COLLEGE VISITS AND REPORTING WAS USED FOR DATA COLLECTION. A DESCRIPTION…

This paper emphasizes the college role in student development in areas other than intellectual competence. Autonomy, identity, and interpersonal relationships should be main concerns of the college. The campus environment can directly affect student development through the curriculum, residence halls, evaluation methods, and student-faculty…

In articles on student unrest, there is a great tendency to oversimplify the issues and to assume that the components and stakes are the same from Minnesota to Czechoslovakia. To understand this complex phenomenon, the following questions should be answered: How many different problems, of what orders of magnitude and intensity, need to be…

Position papers reflecting demands of Black student activist groups and reactions to them by administrators and faculty have been collected from twelve junior colleges in various parts of the country. For each college the position papers, reactions to them, and other pertinent materials are presented in chronological order to provide a picture of…

To help bridge the gap between student services and student complaints, some 30 colleges and universities are experimenting with a new concept in higher education called the ombudsman. Their objective is to defuse explosive student attitudes stemming from irritation with the institution by providing, in addition to the normal channels of…