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Library Survey, Fall 1996: Faculty, Western Washington University. Office Of Survey Research Dec 1996

Library Survey, Fall 1996: Faculty, Western Washington University. Office Of Survey Research

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A survey of Western libraries by the university faculty intended to provide a base of information to help guide an in-depth assessment and planning effort aimed at improving Western's library system.


Faculty Judgments Concerning Expanding Western Washington University's Summer Session, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark, Joseph E. Trimble, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Carl Simpson May 1996

Faculty Judgments Concerning Expanding Western Washington University's Summer Session, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark, Joseph E. Trimble, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Carl Simpson

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During the Winter quarter, 1996, nearly three-quarters of the faculty (70.4%) responded to a questionnaire concerning the advisability of expanding the WWU Summer Session to constitute "year-round" operation. Generally, the faculty supports the idea, although only if the program is high-quality and fully supported, if the program operates with few temporary Summer-only faculty, and if pay for Summer Session increases. Most faculty, 71.7%, say Western "definitely" or "probably" should pursue an enlarged Summer Session, while only 16.4% oppose such a move. Support for expanding Summer Session is, however, limited by two concerns. First, only about 45% of academic year faculty …


Wwu Faculty Survey Concerning Semester Versus Quarter Schedules, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Carl Simpson Mar 1996

Wwu Faculty Survey Concerning Semester Versus Quarter Schedules, Linda D. (Linda Darlene) Clark, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Carl Simpson

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Should Western change to some form of semester system? At the request of the Faculty Senate, this question, among many others, was asked of Western faculty in the Faculty Survey Concerning Semester versus Quarter Schedules, administered by the Office of Survey Research and analyzed in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Assessment and Testing. This Focus publication reports findings from that survey, conducted during the fall quarter of 1995.