A study was conducted in January 1981 to assess the level of research activities within the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). The study sought to identify the staff and monetary resources allocated to research; the activities in which researchers were involved and the amount of time they devoted to each; and those areas which…

The feasibility of developing a policy to make student health insurance mandatory, with right of waiver, was studied by a team of graduate students, and recommendations were presented for an advisory committee and the Arizona Board of Regents. Objectives included: clarifying issues concerning mandatory student health insurance, with particular…

This report documents a 3-year evaluation of Georgia's CrossRoads alternative education program. It focuses on the direct benefits to regular classrooms of removing disruptive students, the effectiveness of services rendered to those removed students, the success with which they are returned to the regular classroom, and the projected costs and…

This handbook is a "how to do it" set of definitions, instruments, and procedures based on program effectiveness and related costs (PERC) evaluation at Empire State College (Saratoga Springs, New York) and four other cooperating institutions. The handbook focuses first on program effectiveness and then considers program costs. It…

This handbook is designed to serve as a resource for Alaskan district-level administrators in charge of planning, implementing and monitoring districtwide student assessment programs. The information is divided into 10 chapters, including: (1) aligning assessment with curriculum and instruction; (2) planning an assessment program; (3)…

An investigation into the costs of adult continuing education in Ontario was conducted to provide information that could be used in setting the level of provincial grants for continuing education programs. The research was carried out over a 6-month period from April to October 1987. The research strategy involved three stages: a review of the…

Principals can improve programs by becoming science advocates (to teachers, students, and parents), constructing and pushing a science curriculum plan, ensuring annual funds for science materials, providing needed inservice experiences, monitoring the program, and handling likely problems. A 73-item checklist is provided for evaluating current…

Discusses academic support programs for distance education students and describes the results of an evaluation of the orientation program at the University College of Central Queensland (UCCQ). A questionnaire was used to determine the costs of the program, whether student needs were being met, orientation attendance, and needed changes or…

This report presents the methods and findings of a study to compile information regarding professional development practices at institutions in the League for Innovation in the Community College, a consortium of 19 community college districts. Following background information on the League, and introductory information on the purposes of and…

The increased demand for library materials resulting from improved bibliographic access due to automation, and auditors' demands for more accurate accounting of library assets/holdings, have made it increasingly important that the discrepancy between the catalog and the materials in the stacks be reduced. This paper identifies many of the benefits…

This report discusses the outcomes of a study that examined the present state of 124 community-based rehabilitation programs (CRP) and future trends. Results indicated: (1) the typical CRP served an average of 219 consumers daily and had total revenues of $5.262 million; (2) more than 60 percent of the CRPs offered programs in the following areas:…

In 1985 and 1986, surveys were conducted by the Research Committee of the Texas Association for Community Services and Continuing Education (TACSCE) in order to generate profiles of continuing education practitioners and programs by type of institution (i.e., private four-year colleges, public four-year colleges, and two-year colleges). During…

In November 1984, surveys were mailed to the 215 interlibrary loan coordinators of OHIONET institutions asking them to participate in a study of interlibrary loan (ILL) photocopying practices and procedures. Questionnaires were returned by 152 coordinators for a response rate of 71%. The study focused on the use of various tools in the selection…

This paper reports on a 1983 national survey that focused on programmatic activity in teacher induction. Responses were obtained from various professionals from the 50 state education agencies. A content analysis of teacher induction programs already in effect was also made. The first set of questions in the survey questionnaire inquired as to…

Information was sought from all states and the District of Columbia regarding the experience of unanticipated revenue shortfalls resulting in executive or legislative actions to modify postsecondary education appropriations and/or budgets for 1981-1982, 1982-1983; and the actions being taken in the postsecondary education community in response to…