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Garvey, Jason C. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
The purpose of this article is to clarify the discrepancy in the use of "queer" as a sexual identity classification in education survey research. This study extends the work completed by Dugan and Yurman (2011), who empirically demonstrated problems with treating LGB students as a homogenous population through collapsing all respondents…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Research, Sexual Identity, Subcultures
Tangri, Sandra S.; And Others – 1984
Four symposium papers report the results of a longitudinal study of career development and life changes for a sample of 1,967 female college graduates in the Michigan Student Study who were studied in 1967, 1970 and 1981. The first of the papers, entitled "Where Are They Now? Career Outcomes for the Original Role-Innovators," by Sandra…
Descriptors: Achievement, Career Change, Career Development, College Graduates
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Vogel, Susan A.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
Comparison of college students with learning disabilities who either graduated (n=23) or did not graduate (n=17) from college found that the two groups differed on frequency of self-contained placement, duration of private tutoring, high school English courses, and age and prior college experience at college entrance. Gender differences were also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, College Graduates, College Preparation
Bingaman, David E. – 1989
The variables of Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, high school rank, emotional adjustment, motivation for grades, and sex were examined as they relate to the academic success of university seniors. Information from 208 members of the Class of 1988 from a Mid-Atlantic Region liberal arts college was collected through the Opinion, Attitude, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, College Entrance Examinations, College Graduates
Volkwein, J. Fredericks; Valle, Sondra; Parmley, Kelli; Blose, Gary; Zhou, Ying – 2000
This study examined factors that affect student learning and growth in four student populations: seniors who began as freshmen immediately after high school, students who transferred from two-year colleges, students who transferred from four-year colleges, and students who entered Bachelor of Arts programs after military service or work. The data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Bachelors Degrees, Cognitive Development
Murdock, Tullise; And Others – 1995
The relationship between student persistence and types of financial aid at a Jesuit comprehensive university was studied. Three freshmen cohorts (134 for 1989, 171 for 1990, and 131 for 1991) of 436 students were tracked through fall 1994. Attention was focused on nine financial aid variables, five additional noncategorical and six categorical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Church Related Colleges, College Freshmen