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Direct linkAzziz, Ricardo; Hentschke, Guilbert C.; Jacobs, Lloyd A.; Jacobs, Bonita C. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019
With the pool of high school graduates decreasing, national and global competition increasing, and the need to invest in new technologies and approaches growing, many universities and small colleges alike are struggling--not just to thrive, but to survive. In this challenging environment, mergers and consolidations are often viewed as options of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Colleges, Organizational Change
Blose, Gary – New Directions for Higher Education, 1999
Describes how the State University of New York, using large databases and regression techniques, has developed several coordinated, comprehensive efforts to evaluate and project current and future enrollments. One requires decomposition of the student population into mutually exclusive subgroups. The other, superior, approach uses logistic…
Descriptors: Databases, Enrollment Management, Enrollment Projections, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedLaing, Joan; And Others – College and University, 1986
The relationship of student major choice and other individual characteristics as reported in the American College Testing Program's (ACT) pre-college Assessment Program to persistence in the college major is examined for Michigan State University students. Implications for program planning are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Planning, Higher Education
Peer reviewedShim, Soyeon; And Others – College and University, 1991
A survey of graduating university students (n=165) investigated factors influencing their satisfaction with their majors. Career-related learning, communication skills, and parental influence in choice of major were the best predictors of satisfaction with major. Perceived quality of instruction and career opportunities/services were also highly…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Graduates, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Peer reviewedOkunade, Albert A.; Berl, Robert L. – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A survey of 1956-91 business school alumni (n=2,000) found marginal probability of giving significantly related to time since graduation, major, willingness to recommend the institution to others, household attributes, family ties to the university, number of other donors known, and availability of employee matching-gift programs. The model…
Descriptors: Alumni, Behavior Patterns, Business Administration Education, Donors
Peer reviewedHammer, Leslie B.; Nguyen, Hanh H. – CUPA Journal, 1995
A study at an urban university found that, while type of child care used by classified staff was not a significant predictor of absenteeism, care by nonrelatives was associated with significantly more absences than was care by relatives. However, satisfaction with care was a significant predictor of absenteeism. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Day Care, Employee Absenteeism
Peer reviewedJones, Janis Cox; Lee, Beth S. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A 3-institution study investigated the effectiveness of transfer of 1,786 Los Rios Community College students to the University of California at Davis and California State University at Sacramento, measured by student preparation, persistence, and performance before and after transfer. Need for remediation. before transfer was also examined.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Preparation
Download full textMiller, Michael T.; Casebeer, Arthur L. – 1990
This study examined alumni giving as related to undergraduate involvement, student housing, academic success, and satisfaction with the education received. Two hundred alumni donors from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's College of Education were surveyed, with a 70% response rate. The study found that alumni donors had not been as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alumni, College Housing, College Students
Miller, Michael T.; And Others – 1990
This case study of Southern Illinois University was conducted to determine the types of volunteers needed for an annual fund drive. Based on a random sample of 138 alumni donors who completed questionnaires, a donor profile was developed. Analysis of questionnaire responses found that only 48% reported being involved with extracurricular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alumni, Case Studies, Donors
