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Linkow, Tamara; Miller, Hannah; Parsad, Amanda; Price, Cristofer; Martinez, Alina – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2021
These are the appendices for the report "Study of College Transition Messaging in GEAR UP: Impacts on Enrolling and Staying in College." Five appendices are included in the document: (1) Additional Details about College Transition Messaging; (2) Additional Information about How the Study Was Designed and Implemented; (3) Supplemental…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Freshmen, Telecommunications, Synchronous Communication
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Hickman, Gregory P.; Crossland, Garnet L. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice, 2004
Through the administration of self-report surveys, this study examined the relationships among a) parenting styles, b) family structure, c) academic achievement, d) birth order, e) gender, and f) humor on the initial personal-emotional, social, academic, and commitment to college adjustment among 257 first-quarter college freshmen. Multiple…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Humor, Birth Order
Hemmings, Brian; Hill, Doug; Ray, David – 1997
To collect data about the first-year university experiences of rural students, 15 students were drawn from a pool of 125 Riverina (Australia) students who had participated in an earlier study on factors that influence academic persistence. The sample consisted of approximately equal numbers of males and females, about equal proportions of students…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Alfano, Kathleen – 1990
In compliance with a state mandate to maintain accountability for matriculation funding, Moorpark College (MC) conducted a survey of new students to assess their satisfaction with the college's student services. A random stratified sample of 400 first-time students were contacted by mail and telephone during May and June 1990, and 295 usable…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups