Ways to study and evaluate different types of college environments are discussed, and sources of practical information about specific types of colleges are presented. Three main types of approaches used to measure college environments concern student behaviors (amount of time spent studying), student perceptions (the college is highly…

THIS STUDY ATTEMPTS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT PATH ANALYSIS IS A VALUABLE TOOL FOR INTERPRETING CORRELATIONS IN A CAUSAL SENSE. PATH ANALYSIS IS APPLIED TO A NONEXPERIMENTAL, PANEL SURVEY IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE MORE SELECTIVE OR LESS SELECTIVE COLLEGES HAD A DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT ON THE EDUCATIONAL PLANS OF THEIR STUDENTS. THE PROBLEM IS TO…

As a follow-up to a 1975 study of Waubonsee Community College (WCC), a survey was undertaken in spring 1977 to determine the strong and weak points of WCC, to gain an overall view of student attitudes, and to provide data for later comparison. The survey instrument, Student Reactions to College, was administered to a random sample of 555 WCC…

Although higher education is often referred to as the "market place of ideas" traditional sex role stereotyping attitudes and behavior are pervasive and significantly reinforced in the collegiate environment. From previous research it has been demonstrated that, during the sophomore and junior year of college, crucial student life career decisions…

The need for all-women colleges is discussed in this, the second of four transcripts of radio programs on college today. Dialogue on the following subjects is provided: the need for women's colleges; women comment on life at all-women's colleges; history of women's colleges; education at Hood College, Frederick, Maryland; Hood students'…

This paper describes the Student Perceptions Survey (SPS), a simplified, pragmatic, and nontechnical approach to inventorying student needs and student perceptions of available help on the campus. A literature review on assessing institutional environments and the developmental tasks of college age students is provided. The SPS incorporates the…

Descriptions of 2,863 colleges make up the College Handbook. These are all the undergraduate institutions listed in the 1973-74 edition of Education Directory - Higher Education, published by the United States Office of Education, as well as some colleges that qualified early in the year for listing in the 1974-75 edition of that directory. Most…

Student involvement in educational planning is of importance in ensuring that programs remain responsive to student needs. Such a fundamental shift in perspective in the role of the student requires significant changes, both in attitudes and practices within higher education. To aid in the development of this new role this document draws together…

Ten colleges participated in a project to: (1) help organize and strengthen administrative teams in developing two-year and four-year colleges throughout the Southeast; (2) to assist administrative teams in identifying specific roles for each team member and in developing an understanding of team responsibilities; and (3) to assist administrative…

The thesis of this document is that arbitrary social rules must be eliminated. Chapters cover: (1) what it is like to be a student whose personal activities are controlled; (2) the necessity of environmental freedom as a prerequisite to successful educational reform; (3) the question of environmental control; (4) the legal history of environmental…

Policies and procedures of West Virginia University are presented in the 1976 edition of the faculty handbook. Major sections deal with: university organization; conditions of employment; payment and benefits; graduate school; off-campus education; research; student relations; support services; and other university policies. Appendices consider…

The responsibilities and privileges of the University of Georgia faculty are explained in the 1976-77 handbook. It was prepared for use as a first source and reference for faculty members, and was not intended to be definitive on policy matters. Major sections of the guide deal with: history and purpose of the university; organization; faculty…

Various faculty services and policies are described in the Spring 1975 edition of the Portland handbook. Specific areas covered include: faculty fringe benefits, credit union, Academic Senate, library services, public relations and information, Instructional Media Center, Continuing Education Center, Computer Center, administrative services,…

Oakton Community College is organized into four learning clusters, each comprising a group small enough to maintain "recognizability" and a sense of belonging. Each cluster has approximately 600 FTE students, 30 full-time faculty members, one learning resource faculty member, three counselors, and its own dean. The first of these…

A sample group of 40 financial aid applicants, equally divided between students of high socioeconomic background and low socioeconomic background, were surveyed to determine whether there was a significant difference between groups with respect to their perception of the college environment. High socioeconomic status students were defined as those…