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Yates, Dudley V. – 1973
Seventy-seven of ninety library evaluators of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) responded to a 1973 questionnaire to determine: (1) if evaluative criteria used are based with an authority other than SACS; and (2) if certain methods, procedures, and techniques employed by evaluators could be used to construct an ideal…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Libraries, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Trotsky, Ivan – 1978
This dissertation, which is divided into five chapters, is concerned with presenting a curriculum model for the teaching of business management on the doctoral level. Its purpose is to design a study program leading to a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree based on the expressed needs of the members of the American Assembly of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Business Education, Curriculum Development, Data Collection
Shirley, Doeford G. – Online Submission, 2009
The need for alternative education programs that work is paramount in light of the nation's public education crisis. The problem is that alternative education programs fail to adequately address the issues that At-Risk students bring to, and face in, the alternative and/or the traditional classroom. This study utilized a qualitative and a…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, At Risk Students, Questionnaires, Data Collection
Chakrabarti, Ajit Kumar – 1974
A study of the ethnic composition of Toledo, Ohio, was conducted which consisted of four elements: (1) a statement of the importance of studying the ethnic composition of a community; (2) a summary of the sources of literature that is germane to such a study; (3) a summary of the problems encountered in the data collection process; and (4) an…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Data Collection, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Groups
Pattison, Sherry – 1999
Action research is disciplined inquiry to improve the quality of an organization and its performance. It is a method for improving practice in which one collects data to diagnose problems, searches for solutions, takes action, and monitors how well it works. Action research is characterized by groups of colleagues working together for systematic…
Descriptors: Action Research, Community Action, Cooperation, Data Collection
Weih, Timothy G. – Online Submission, 2000
This thesis examined the reading comprehension process of three fifth-grade students who demonstrated the ability to read and write fluently but had difficulties remembering and understanding important information about what they read. The aim of this research was to develop and implement an effective teaching strategy for low-achieving students…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Student Journals, Teacher Researchers
Turpin, James D. – 1976
A model to encourage and facilitate change in school media programs was developed and field tested. The model was intended to provide assessment measures of media centers, planning strategies, and methods for implementing change. The model considered personnel, physical plant, collections, and operations. In 1975, the model was field tested in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Change Strategies, Data Collection, Doctoral Dissertations
Aiken, Margaret Putman – 2000
A study measured the effectiveness of the Channel One news program on student achievement in current events. Data were collected to measure the difference in current events knowledge between those students who viewed and discussed Channel One, and those students who had no access to the program. Data based on gender differences in student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Current Events, Data Collection, Educational Research
Matz, C. Michele – 1999
A survey of academic reference librarians in North Carolina provided data for an examination of differences in survey administration on paper and the World Wide Web. Research via the Internet is becoming more attractive for many researchers, but the effects of this medium upon research outcomes have been little explored. This study examined in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Electronic Mail, Higher Education
Ash, Robert D., Sr. – 1974
One thousand and fifty-eight graduates from Carrollton High School (Michigan) between 1964 and 1975 were involved in a normative survey using a two-page questionnaire and telephone followup. It was hoped to discover strengths and weaknesses that might exist in the school's curriculum and to determine if the quality of education had met the needs…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Data Collection, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Improvement
Kugel, Patricia M. – 1990
This descriptive study investigated the numbers of unique and overlap titles in selected elementary schools which may influence resource-sharing decision making. A convenience sample of seven elementary schools in DeKalb County, Georgia, using the Follett Software Company's "Circulation Plus" system was used. Each school printed a shelf list…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Data Collection, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Markes, Mary J. – 1991
Designed to provide guidance to elementary or middle school library media specialists in the selection of periodicals that will support a school's multicultural goals and objectives, this study developed a checklist and used it to analyze the treatment given to children and adults of various racial and ethnic groups in 15 of the most popular…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Childrens Literature, Cultural Pluralism, Data Collection
Mosley, Isobel – 1974
A general methodology for cost effectiveness analysis was developed and applied to the Colorado State University library loan desk. The cost effectiveness of the existing semi-automated circulation system was compared with that of a fully manual one, based on the existing manual subsystem. Faculty users' time and computer operating costs were…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Librarians

Porter, Gordon William – 1975
This doctoral dissertation presents and demonstrates an inductive model used in the Albemarle Region (State Planning Region R), a 10-county area of North Carolina, for determining health occupations education needs and resources. Data were collected from over 1200 area health personnel utilizing three basic types of instruments which were…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Data Collection, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Needs

Octernaud, Sharon K. – 1990
This study analyzed the demographic and scholastic characteristic differences between a nontraditional and traditional student cohort (total n=11,878) at Ferris State University (FSU) in Michigan, identified (through literature reviews) successful recruiting and retention activities for nontraditional students at other postsecondary educational…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Students, Data Collection, Enrollment
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