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Cross, Cynthia Sahagian – 1979
A study of loan availability in Michigan through the federal Guaranteed Student Loan Program outlines the evolution of federal lending programs for college students and describes program characteristics, funds, costs, defaults, and funding systems. The situation for borrowers and lenders in the state and its regions is examined, including…
Descriptors: Banking, College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
PDF pending restorationFidler, Paul P. – 1980
A profile of freshmen at the University of South Carolina (USC) was drawn from a survey during the 1979 summer and fall orientation programs. Twelve areas of interest were taken from the results: age, racial background, average grade in high school, highest degree planned, reasons for selecting the college, parental income, probable college major,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Age, College Choice, College Freshmen
Peng, Samuel S.; Lantz, Lynne R. – 1979
Volume II of a study of program management procedures in the campus-based and Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) programs examines the overall pattern of program funding levels, the distribution of these funds to students and institutions, as well as variations in student participation in postsecondary education and loan-work burdens in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Eligibility
Katz, Adolph; Rosenbaum, John – 1980
Presented are several data tables, charts, and analyses of trends in degrees awarded in various college majors in New Jersey higher education institutions. Tables show the total degrees awarded at all degree levels (associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first-professional) in each academic year from 1973-74 through 1978-79; changes in…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Ramstad, Bill; And Others – 1980
This examination of the current status of compensation for community college management and administrative personnel first summarizes the findings of a study conducted by Howard R. Bowen, which determined that, compared to business executives in comparable jobs within organizations of similar sizes, academic administrators were indeed underpaid.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Admissions Officers, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents
Carter, James D. – 1979
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of the Eckerd Wilderness Camping Program with those of the Florida Training Schools (rehabilitation institutions) on delinquent youths. Effects of these different treatment modes were measured in terms of school adjustment and court contact of each group at 6, 12, and 18 months after release or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Schools, Comparative Analysis, Correctional Education
Endo, Jean J.; Harpel, Richard L. – 1980
The impact of liberal arts and professional programs on student outcomes variables was studied. Data were gathered from the 1975 entering freshman cohort at the University of Colorado at Boulder through a 1975 Freshman Questionnaire and a 1979 Graduating Students Survey. Program impact was measured using a model developed by Astin. Type of program…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Seniors, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Download full textSMITH, D.B. – 1966
TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT CULTURALLY-BASED WAYS OF LEARNING AND COMMUNICATING MIGHT HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING, AN ANTHROPOLOGIST AND A BEHAVIORIST CONDUCTED BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL OBSERVATIONS AND INTERVIEWS IN FOUR JOB CORPS CENTERS AND TWO VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS, ONE WITH A STUDENT POPULATION OF 86 PERCENT WHITE AND 14 PERCENT NEGRO,…
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Desegregation Effects
ABDEL-HAMID FAWZI ABDEL-AZIZ – 1962
IN THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC, MANY GRADUATES OF AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS HAVE NOT BECOME ESTABLISHED IN FARMING. THIS STUDY WAS MADE TO (1) EXAMINE THE FACTORS WHICH AFFECT THE DECISION TO ENTER UPON FARMING, (2) PROPOSE THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT FOR AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, AND (3) PROVIDE A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Attitude Change, Change Agents, Comparative Analysis
Devereaux, M. S.; Rechnitzer, Edith – 1980
The 1978 employment situation of Canadian men and women who earned college degrees in 1976 was studied through a survey of 92,399 respondents. Tables, charts, and brief narratives are presented on the following areas: educational and social characteristics, motivation, employment history, employment status, relationship af job to education, nature…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Career Choice, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Montana State Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, Helena. – 1980
Data on higher education enrollment in Montana for fall 980 are analyzed and compared with that of previous years. For 1980, 81.4 percent of the enrolled students attended the Montana University System, 9.2 percent attended independent colleges, and 9.4 percent attended community colleges. The enrollment rate of both institution and sector for…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Freshmen, College Students, Community Colleges
Blum, Mark; Spangehl, Stephen – 1979
The theoretical basis of programmed instruction and the sequential skill development approach used at University of Louisville's University College are described, and results of student testing to determine the effectiveness of programmed instruction in the school's remedial program are examined. Nine areas of basic competencies needed for college…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, College Students
Minter, W. John; Bowen, Howard R. – 1980
Financial and educational trends in accredited public institutions of higher education were studied for the period 1976-79 with some data for earlier years and for 1979-80. The study was based on a stratified sample of 135 institutions of which 95 participated. The sample represented all parts of the public sector except autonomous professional…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Admission, College Faculty, College Students
Kirschner, Alan H. – 1980
A compilation of the most recent statistical information on the 41 member institutions of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is presented. All of the institutions are private, accredited, predominantly black colleges and universities offering undergraduate and/or graduate programs. The data are gathered in an annual survey, and presented in…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Admission, College Applicants
Collier, Douglas J. – 1980
The results of a 1977 assessment of the value of uniform financial data for the Oregon community college system are described. The utility of both programmatic data and auditable accounting data is also addressed. Business managers, presidents, and governing board chairmen at four community colleges and representatives of six different state…
Descriptors: Accounting, Case Studies, Classification, College Administration
