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J. Fredericks Volkwein Bruce P. Szelest Alan J. Lizotte 《Research in higher education》1995,36(6):647-670
This research draws upon merged national databases containing federal crime statistics, community demographic data, and campus characteristics. The study displays the trends in campus crime since 1974, and using 1990 data, examines the relationships between three measures of campus crime and 23 predictors developed for this study. The results show that campus rates of both violent crime and property crime are falling, especially since 1985. Moreover, students are considerably safer on campus than in the cities and communities surrounding them. The lowest average crime rates are found at two-year colleges, while the highest overall rates are at medical schools and health science centers. None of the community characteristics, including community crime and poverty rates, are significantly associated with campus crime. While campus organizational measures in general are more highly related to campus crime than are student characteristics, we find differences in the patterns of variables associated with violent crime versus property crime. Factors associated with property crime are partially consistent with existing theory on criminal activity. Factors associated with violent crime are more complex and difficult to predict.An earlier version of this paper was the winner of the regional Best Paper Award from the North East AIR annual meeting in Bolton Landing, N.Y., November 1993. It was presented again at the Association for Institutional Research Forum, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1994. 相似文献
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This study examines the organizational characteristics of 51 higher education institutions in relationship to student performance and growth. The study first finds that organizational measures of mission, size, wealth, complexity, and selectivity are statistically represented by the 2-year versus 4-year college mission. Findings indicate that 2-year and 4-year campuses indeed do exert significantly different influences on undergraduate GPA and self-reported intellectual growth. Next, the study uses both OLS regression and HLM to examine these influences. High school percentile rank and college classroom experiences are better predictors of Cum GPA at 4-year institutions, while student effort is a better predictor of GPA at 2-year institutions. Whereas the most important predictors of Cum GPA include precollege measures such as high school percentile rank and SAT score, the most influential predictors of student intellectual growth are campus experiences including classroom vitality, peer support, student effort, commitment, and involvement. Controlling for all other variables, students at 2-year institutions receive higher grades, and students at 4-year campuses experience more growth. 相似文献
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Two major questions related to organizational climate have existed in the organizational theory literature for the past twenty years. First, at what level of analysis should the construct of climate be operationalized (i.e., does climate have greater relevance at an organizationwide or subunit level?). Second, in what specific ways do organizations with positive climates differ from those with comparatively more negative climates. This study examines organizational climate in nine four-year public colleges and utilizes data from 2,937 respondents. The most significant findings are: (1) Climate does have relevance at the organizational level in that it distinguishes carnpuses from one another, but subunits, particularly academic departments, account for the largest proportion of variance; (2) administrators have significantly and consistently more positive perceptions of organizational climate than do faculty; (3) faculty at campuses with comparatively more positive climates report greater goal clarity and performance standards. 相似文献
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J. Fredericks Volkwein Lisa R. Lattuca Betty J. Harper Robert J. Domingo 《Research in higher education》2007,48(2):251-282
This research uses a conceptual model to examine the influence of a change in accreditation standards on a representative
national sample of 203 engineering programs at 40 institutions. Based on data collected from more than 140 program chairs,
1,200 faculty, 4,300 graduates of 2004, and 5,400 graduates of 1994, the study investigates the differential impact of the
change in accreditation standards on programs reviewed in different years during the period of transition. Despite significant
variation across most of the measures and groups in 1994 (before the introduction of the new accreditation criteria), the
2004 evidence demonstrates a surprisingly uniform level of student experiences and outcomes. These findings suggest that engineering
accreditation is beginning to accomplish its quality assurance goals.
This is a revised version of a research paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Institutional Research, May
17, 2006, Chicago, IL. 相似文献
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This empirical research examines the predictors of intended departure for tenured vs. nontenured full-time faculty at research and doctoral institutions across an array of disciplines. What are the characteristics of those who intend to leave their institutions? Do tenured and nontenured faculty show different patterns of intended departure? And what are the implications for institutional policy and practice? This study proposes a theoretical model of faculty turnover intentions and tests the model on two groups of faculty surveyed in the 1999 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF-99). Using Structural Equation Modeling, we find both similarities and differences in the dynamics of intended departure between the tenured and nontenured faculty populations. 相似文献
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Using a conceptual model, this study examines the variables associated with the U.S. News and World Report peer assessment
ratings of graduate and professional schools in business, education, engineering, law, and medicine. What are the correlates
of prestige among the nation’s leading graduate and professional schools, and are they consistent with prior studies of prestige?
Not since the studies of the 1995 National Research Council (NRC) data have scholars examined the correlates of prestige for
individual graduate programs, and no study has ever extensively examined the U.S. News graduate ratings. Using available data
from U.S. News, as well as institutional websites and ISI Web of Science information, this analysis finds robust relationships
between the U.S. News graduate school reputation ratings and the model-relevant indicators, especially enrollment size, admissions
test scores, and faculty publications per capita. 相似文献
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Volkwein James Fredericks Malik Shaukat M. Napierski-Prancl Michelle 《Research in higher education》1998,39(1):43-63
To what extent do differences in regulatory climate among states influence the satisfaction levels of campus managers? This study first measures the financial, personnel, and academic dimensions of state regulation, and examines the extent to which university and state characteristics have an effect on the regulatory climate and administrative flexibility granted to campuses. Second, the research analyzes the dimensions of managerial satisfaction and tests the hypothesis that the state's regulatory climate exercises an influence on the satisfaction levels of managers who are in functional areas impacted by state control. An array of organizational, individual, and work climate variables is used as controls. Atmospheres of administrative teamwork and interpersonal stress appear to exert the strongest positive and negative influences on administrative satisfaction.
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