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Peer reviewedSwift, John Stewart, Jr. – National Academic Advising Journal, 1989
A study of 535 students in probation or suspension status at the University of Toledo's University College, 77 percent of whom were adults, revealed patterns of enrollment, transfer, attendance, course load, and course completion. The results are presented and a special intervention program created after the study is described briefly. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Academic Probation, Adult Students
Peer reviewedBender, Louis W. – Community College Review, 1991
Describes a 1990 study of accredited degree-granting private for-profit institutions, including 48 baccalaureate-granting and 231 associate-degree-granting proprietary schools, regarding enrollments, programs, degrees awarded, accreditation, and plans among 2-year schools for granting baccalaureates. Reviews state studies of transfer among…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Attendance Patterns, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Donsky, Aaron P.; And Others – 1986
In fall 1983, Dutchess Community College (DCC), Poughkeepsie, New York, implemented a strategic planning process which ultimately resulted in the development of short- and long-range marketing plans. The initial marketing approach began in spring 1985 and was directed toward a pilot project to affect summer 1985 enrollments utilizing a market…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences
Peer reviewedHearn, James C. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
Based on data on 8,203 high school graduates from the national High School and Beyond study, it was found that socioeconomically disadvantaged graduates have pursued nontraditional postsecondary enrollment options (part-time, delayed, and nondegree programs), even when data were controlled for differing academic characteristics. Theoretical,…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy
Daniels, Glynis – 1990
Retention research in the four-year college setting has traditionally assumed that students intend to achieve a degree, and that when a student leaves school, either the college or the student has failed. In an effort to demonstrate that such assumptions do not apply when examining retention among two-year college students, Brookdale Community…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Rochester City School District, NY. – 1987
This annual publication presents a core of relevant information about the Rochester (New York) City School District, including enrollment, achievement, and attendance data. It provides a forum for reporting and exploring items of interest to the district. Focus is on providing systematic and reliable information for school district assessment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Annual Reports, Attendance Patterns
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Div. of Public Accountability. – 1986
This assessment of the second year of the South Carolina Education Improvement Act of 1984 presents an analysis of information in six areas important to improving education. This trend information can be used to determine whether proposed benefits of the act are being realized. The first chapter reviews trends in student test scores and other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement
