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Porter, John D.; Barberini, Paul G. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1989
Institutional researchers and student financial aid officers can collaborate to construct the longitudinal data files needed to study students persistence and recommend persistence policy. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cooperation, Databases, Higher Education
Hendrick, Larry – 1980
Recommendations and guidelines are presented for the educational diagnosis of students entering the Los Rios Community College District. The paper first underscores the need for a diagnostic process to help students assess their potential for academic success, and then recommends: (1) the assessment of past academic and work experience, basic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills

Lipschutz, Susan S. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1993
A framework is offered for institutions to use in identifying and overcoming obstacles to graduate student progress and retention. Seven aspects of graduate education that would have to be altered to reduce student frustration are examined: admissions, graduate curriculum, advising/mentoring, monitoring progress, financial support, institutional…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Administrative Policy, College Admission