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Direct linkLiu, Vivian Yuen Ting; Fay, Maggie P. – Review of Higher Education, 2022
Although diverse patterns of college enrollment have gained attention in recent years, few studies have looked at students who take courses at four-year and two-year colleges simultaneously. Using a propensity score matching approach to compare outcomes of four-year college students who earned up to 10 credits at two-year colleges, termed…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, STEM Education, Academic Achievement, Employment Potential
Smith, Joshua S. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice, 2004
When students enter college, they experience a series of equally exhilarating and challenging events. Those who experience more of the latter may in fact leave. For a variety of reasons--some personal, some academic--many students dropout or transfer from their first institution. Colleges are committed to providing a quality education for all…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Educational Quality, Academic Achievement, Transfer Students
Download full textBradsen, J. R.; Farrington, J. A. – Australian Universities' Review, 1986
A study of applicants, matriculating students, and transfer students of the University of Adelaide (Australia) Faculty of Law examines applicant and student characteristics and performance in specific law school courses. Other factors such as performance in elective subjects, sex differences, withdrawal from school, and socioeducational background…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Peer reviewedWalton, Karen Doyle – College and University, 1984
Results are reported of a national college survey investigating procedures for transfering credit, and the quality and quantity of credits accepted at two- and four-year colleges and universities. The data from 835 respondents were manipulated by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. (LB)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Credits, Computer Oriented Programs, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedCarter, Deborah J. – Educational Record, 1989
Some national data about community colleges are discussed including data covering: who attends, educational objectives of two-year college students, degrees and economic value, and completion rates. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic)
Goldring, John – Australian Universities' Review, 1986
A 1986 survey of first-year law students in four Australian universities provides a profile of student characteristics, including sex, age, course type (law only or combined), full- or part-time enrollment status, educational background, income, parental education and income, marital status, residence, and personal contact with others in the legal…
Descriptors: Age, Foreign Countries, Full Time Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedScott, Gary J. – Education Economics, 2000
A general equilibrium schooling model shows that greater school efficiency is complementary with more equal opportunity, increased overall learning, more integration, stable teacher salaries, and fewer course preparations per teacher. Transferring students to area schools with curricula suited to their abilities would secure these ends. (Contains…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Standards, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Economics
