Equality of access to postsecondary study in Michigan is discussed in terms of the establishment of a system of higher education that would provide equity in terms of: (1) individual selection and support services, (2) student financial assistance options, and (3) institutional and programmatic articulation. A synthesis of several major past…

This report is a continuation of the planning effort undertaken in 1973 regarding the planning and coordination of postsecondary education in Michigan. The present study updates the enrollment reports, projections, and manpower data, reviews progress toward the objective of developing comprehensive and continuous planning for postsecondary…

Using frequency, range, availability, and coverage as objectively weighted indices of utility in the development of a basic French vocabulary list, the authors describe the technical procedure used in this study and list the resultant first 153 words according to the four indices and the utility rating. Weighting factors for each index, based on…

This document provides enrollment and Average Daily Attendance (ADA) projections for the district and for each college within the district for the next five years. Enrollment data are divided into day and evening components; ADA data are divided into Defined Adult and Other-Than-Defined-Adult components. District enrollment is projected to total…

A Master Development Plan for Brevard Community College, projected up to 1983, emphasizes a multi-campus institution. The purpose and goals of the college are discussed as to long-range goals related to planning, instruction, student personnel services, employee relations, management, business services, staff development, institutional services,…

This report focuses on the specifics of the curriculum and its related costs and the distribution of income and expenditures of 75 private 2-year colleges under the sponsorship of the National Council of Independent Junior Colleges. An initial assessment of the kinds of institutions studied and the methodology used in the analysis is followed by a…

The study examined the curricula, types of degrees, opinions, and immediate plans of the 1972, 1973, and 1974 graduates at Virginia Western Community College (VWCC). Data for the study were obtained from graduate files and a questionnaire administered by VWCC's Office of Institutional Research. The college awarded 1,097 degrees in five degree…

To determine the professional preparation and experience of instructors hired by community junior colleges and technical institutions during the 1972 to 1974 academic years, questionnaires were sent to 100 junior colleges and technical institutions representing all 50 states. A total of 83 colleges and institutions from 43 states responded, of…

A followup study was conducted of all students who had enrolled full-time with 12 or more units at Eastern Arizona College since 1968. Two mailings of questionnaires were carried out, the first to 2,432 former students and three weeks later, the second to 1,935. In addition, interviews were carried out with selected students. The questionnaire,…

This paper cites student financial aid as an instance of Federal policy effect on institutional autonomy. It first cites the Higher Education Act of 1972 as a change in Federal policy from institutional funding to portable grants for the student. The second part of the paper discusses the shift of emphasis from higher education to postsecondary…

The purpose of this study was to develop a long-range educational plan for the future development and expansion of the current program and facilities of Pasco-Hernando Community College. An analysis has been made of available data and related information as a basis for the preparation of a generalized plan to guide the future development of the…

The results of a survey made of faculty compensation and instructional load policy in junior colleges are presented. A total of 34 community-junior college districts were sent a questionnaire, to which 22 district offices, representing 47 colleges, and 1 college not representing a district replied. Institutions were asked to report the number of…

A series of workshops were offered for vocational education administrators and researchers to train them in institutional research methods in a systems planning context. The basic purpose of the project was to provide an opportunity for vocational educators to become familiar with (1) research methodology; (2) to train vocational educators to…

Nine studies are summarized which investigated the relation between attributes of performance as perceived by the subject and corresponding objective measurements. The attributes studied were: (1) intellectual activity perceived to be involved when dealing with a task (Studies 1 and 2), and (2) perceived difficulty (Studies 4 to 9). Study 3…

Greene's finding that children's involvement was higher in the more pupil-controlled classrooms is in apparent conflict with CCEP's expectation that involvement is a measure independent of setting. A resolution is suggested in the study of a set of 20 all-day behavior stream observations of individual children in 3 Follow Through classrooms and…