Using aggregated data from each of four classical rankings of graduate programs in U.S. universities, it was found that the rankings of institutions in separate studies correlate significantly with each other and the results from the SDR model correlate significantly with the objective measures of academic honors, basic research, and research and…

Salient findings of six studies assessing the construct validity of Tinto's model of college student attrition are described. The studies are based on three independent data collections over a three-year period and indicate the students' informal contacts with faculty are consistently related to subsequent persistence/withdrawal decisions.…

The logical sequence of one set of propositions regarding the association among proposal output, negotiated indirect cost rates, and overhead recovery, using a sample of 24 institutions of higher education within the SUNY system, is investigated. A model for estimating overhead a year in advance is presented. (Author/MLW)

A study to investigate correlates of professional activity of professors in retirement is discussed. Variables included professional role orientation, professional affiliations and contacts, material supports, department, and the state of knowledge in various fields. Sixty-four University of Iowa emeritus professors were interviewed. (Author/MLW)

Results from a survey of faculty members concerning their observations and opinions about the effects of student evaluation of instruction are presented. The respondents reported a definite reduction in morale and job satisfaction, and changes in various instructional practices (mainly reduced course work demands on students). (Author/MLW)

The problem of declining opportunities for young doctorates primarily due to reductions or leveling of enrollments coupled with low faculty turnover is addressed. Alternatives are discussed for maintaining or improving U.S. research efforts through greater use of young researchers. (Author/MLW)

A methodology developed as an alternative to conventional institutional classification structures, intended to reduce the limitations of those models, is described. Ways in which the methodology can be used for planning, administrative, and research purposes are discussed, as are the dangers in using "peer groups" for institutional planning and…

Gerald M. Gillmore's criticisms of a study on the relative magnitudes of the "course effect" and "teacher effect" on students' ratings of teacher competence are examined. It is suggested that Gillmore's criticisms should not be permitted to detract from the conclusion that there is a significant course effect. (Author/MLW)

The critical issues, in a dispute between Romney's interpretation of his results and Gillmore's interpretation, are described as whether the teacher factor should be treated as fixed or random in the analysis of variance model and what conclusions can be drawn from the results of the study. (Author/MLW)

The NSF's University Science Statistics Program Integrated Data Base and CHI Research's bibliometric database were used in a study of the relationships among research resources, as measured by R&D expenditures, and research output, as measured by the quantity and visibility of scientific journal articles. (Author/MLW)

A model of departmental support expenditures is constructed. The requirements for administrative and technical staff and for operating funds of a university's academic units were analyzed, and these were related to a number of quantitative characteristics of the units. (Author/MLW)

Using estimated enrollment demand functions and readily available data on size, quality, and costs, a model, designed to assist policy-makers in identifying overbuilt institutions and programs that should be closed is described. This study is a case application of an optimatization model to two community colleges in northern Minnesota. (Author/MLW)

A test of the Biglan model of faculty subcultures using measures of research output and tests of the model controlling for the effects of faculty socialization are described. The Biglan model is found to be valid, and the distinctiveness of the Biglan groups appears to increase with the socialization of faculty into subject areas. (Author/MLW)

The academic performance of 361 community college students was investigated after their transfer to a comprehensive university. Academic pattern and performance at the community college was found to be very important to the relevance of specific factors related to the curriculum selected at the senior institution. (Author/MLW)

The results of a replication study are described that tested the predictive validity of a 34-item instrument designed to assess the fundamental constructs of Tinto's model of college student attrition. Potential institutional differences in faculty members' influence on retention were identified. (Author/MLW)