The "Questionnaire on Student and College Characteristics" (QSCC), designed to provide information about colleges that would be of interest to prospective students, was administered to upperclass students at over 200 institutions. This study provides a better understanding of relationships among the 135 items, identifies dimensions that…

Methods of communication on the college campus are receiving more attention only to the extent that the college anxieties and problems are attributed to the lack of proper communication. Because colleges are expected to promote the free interchange of ideas, opinions, and information, more effective communication on the campuses can be expected.…

This study looks at the relationships between a number of personal and social characteristics of a random sample of 254 citizens from the Twin Cities and their satisfaction with a university. Participants were administered a questionnaire, the survey instrument. Results indicated most of the urban citizens had considerable University-related…

This document contains 183 annotated bibliographic citations. The entries are divided into goals and longrange planning, administration and faculty, curriculum and instruction, space utilization and scheduling, student characteristics, recruitment and admissions, prediction and academic performance, perception of the college environment,…

Seven sets of fifteen bi-polar adjectives corresponding to seven elements of organizational climate were compiled as a testing instrument which was administered to 124 working personnel at Platte Technical Community College in the fall of 1975. Respondents included faculty, students, support staff, and administrative personnel. Analysis of the…

This speech is an attempt to analyze and understand the generation of radical students. Though the author feels that all young people rebel, in all generations, he nonetheless contends that the discontent of the 60's was qualitatively different. He traces its historical sources through the increasing number of graduate students and their…

A study of 12 university teachers' approaches to improving instruction found two types of change occurring, innovation and tinkering. The most powerful influences in stimulating and sustaining change appeared to be personal sources of satisfaction with teaching, sense of responsibility for student learning, and academic culture. (MSE)

A study is reported of how students in an honors program and a transition program for academically disadvantaged students, as well as students in the regular curriculum, become engaged in a variety of experiences and how their quality of effort in the activities is related to student growth and development. (Author/MLW)

Identifies characteristics shared by effective community colleges regardless of size and location; e.g., a strong sense of purpose, explicit goals and systematic planning, understanding of the local community, a student-centered philosophy, links between resource allocation and goals, emphasis on human resource development and renewal, ongoing…

A study of the expectations of incoming students and evaluations of graduating students regarding the educational environment at the new Athens Technological Educational Institute is reported. Student concerns focused on teacher effectiveness, instructional quality, and need for occupational information. (MSE)

The effects of work environment factors on faculty research productivity and turnover intentions were examined while controlling for prestige of the employing institution, disciplinary area, and academic rank. Available resources had a significant positive effect on research productivity. (Author/MLW)

American higher education should have three priorities: (1) show students that we are connected through the use of symbols; (2) help students understand, through science, the underlying patterns and connections of the natural world; and (3) teach students about social and civic institutions through familiarity with other cultures. (MSE)

Examines the question of whether faculty or librarians should have primary responsibility for collection development in academic libraries. The findings of recent collection evaluations are presented, and the need for cost effective collection policies that combine the expertise of faculty and librarians is discussed. (16 references) (CLB)

Social learning theory, attribution theory, and the stress-distress paradigm are used to develop a theoretical model for the psychological and social processes affecting dental student well-being and performance. Data from preliminary investigations are used to argue for the model components. (MSE)

A discussion, among several economists, is presented on the major changes in the international economy that have consequences for national, regional, and local economies, as well as implications for institutional planning and policy making. (MLW)