CUES scores for 75 colleges were related to college mean scores of 1964 entering freshmen on SAT(V) and SAT(M), sex composition of students, religion, and size of entering class. There remained substantial variance on the five CUES scales not predictable from the set of five institutional characteristics. (Author)

This article reviews recent literature on correctional crowding, reports a recent study on density and the recommendations made to the institution on the basis of the study, and discusses implications for policy involving this type of research. (Author/BW)

The role of violence or threat of violence in the development of conflict intervention strategies and the relationship between collective violence and social reform are discussed in this paper. The effects of industrial, racial, and urban mass violence on institutional policies and the concept of social justice are examined. (JCD)

The population ecology view that variation in sets or clusters of organizations should be isomorphic with variation in cluster environment was used to explain structural variation among hospital clusters. Cluster differentiation seems to be casually affected by range of services, average hospital size, and the periodic closing of hospitals.…

Examines the effects of dormitory room flexibility on use. Results from questionnaires administered to male and female occupants of flexible and nonflexible rooms and from observations of visitations to rooms support the idea that a flexible setting allows a greater range of interpersonal activities. Implications for dormitory design are…

Explored relationship between gender differences and variables in correctional officer environment among 157 male and 39 female correctional officers in 3 prisons. Found that women were more likely to be unmarried, work in minimum security institutions, be less custody oriented, be more likely to accept women as correctional officers, and report…

Changing an institution's culture so that everyone at the college is focused wholeheartedly on learning is neither easy nor insignificant, and it cannot occur overnight. For some colleges, it means introducing a whole new way of life. The evolution to an institutional environment that both supports student learning and measures learning outcomes…

This paper investigates the code-switching behaviour of two native speaker teachers teaching their mother tongue--French and Korean, respectively--to predominantly English monolingual students in New Zealand secondary schools. A close analysis of these teachers' classroom discourse and their perceptions about classroom language use reveals a range…

The National Association of Scholars (NAS) is now entering its twentieth year. The organization has grown over ten-fold since their national launch. When NAS made its debut, today's extensive infrastructure for higher education reform did not yet exist. In this article, the author discusses the contributions of NAS to the academe. The author also…

Surveys of sign language programs in institutions of higher education in the United States, conducted in 1994 and 2004, are compared to reveal changes over time. Data are presented concerning the institutional environment of programs, program administrators, and instructors. Institutions examined in 2004 were on average 5 years older than those…

Purpose: This study explored aspects of stigmatization for older adults who live in residential care or assisted living (RC-AL) communities and what these settings have done to address stigma. Design and Methods: We used ethnography and other qualitative data-gathering and analytic techniques to gather data from 309 participants (residents, family…

A COMPARISON OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF 13 COLLEGES SHOWS THAT THESE DIMENSIONS ARE IMPORTANT--CURRICULUM ORGANIZATION, RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS, PATTERNS OF REGULATION AND SUPERVISION, STUDENT FACULTY RELATIONSHIPS, AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND INSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES. THE GUIDE FOR COLLEGE VISITS AND REPORTING WAS USED FOR DATA COLLECTION. A DESCRIPTION…

A 2-YEAR STUDY OF COLLEGE FACULTY ADVISING WITH SELECTED FRESHMEN STUDENTS WAS STUDIED AT MACALESTER COLLEGE. SIX SPECIALLY SELECTED AND PREPARED FACULTY MEMBERS WERE GIVEN RELEASED CLASSTIME TO BE MORE AVAILABLE TO THE STUDENTS ASSIGNED TO THEM. THE HYPOTHESES WERE THAT SUCH AN ADVISORY SYSTEM WOULD RESULT IN (1) GREATER RETENTION OF STUDENTS,…