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Download full textWang, Jing – Online Submission, 2004
This research introduced resilience characteristics to study the adjustment of international graduate students at American universities. The purpose of the study was to explore relationships among resilience characteristics and background factors; among resilience characteristics and adjustment problem areas; and among adjustment problem areas and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Student Adjustment, Student Problems, Graduate Students
Stennett, R. G.; Isaacs, Lorna
The number and characteristics of ninth grade students who ran a high risk of not successfully completing their ninth grade program were investigated. With the assistance of the school guidance counselors data were collected with two forms, one which contained information from teachers about students identified as "high risk" in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), Failure, Followup Studies
Dwinell, Patricia L. – 1980
Results of a survey conducted in 1980 by the Women's Opportunities Network of the University of Georgia are presented. The survey was designed to identify the character'; characteristics and needs of nontraditional women students and to help guide the development of programs and activities that would benefit this group. In addition to providing…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Educational Background, Educational Planning
Hunter, Russell; Sheldon, M. Stephen – 1981
As the fourth in a series of reports on a longitudinal study of over 7,000 students who entered 15 California community colleges in Fall 1978, this eight-chapter report profiles the students as of Spring 1980 in terms of: (1) demography, academic progress, and employment status; and (2) their distribution among 18 "prototypes," defined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, College Role, College Transfer Students
Hafner, Anne; And Others – 1990
Descriptive statistics and associated analysis on American eighth graders are presented based on data from the 1988 National Education Longitudinal Study. The study will be repeated with the same cohort at 2-year intervals. Study variables cover attitudes, school performance, and activities of the eighth-grade students. In addition to direct…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cohort Analysis, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Mitman, Alexis L.; And Others – 1981
A critical ingredient for understanding the experiences that students undergo in the transition from elementary school to junior high school is the students' changing perceptions. The Ecological Perspectives for Successful Schooling Practice Junior High School Transition Study tapped the perceptions of students in transition using data from two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Black, Macknight – 1989
This report is a reference tool devoted to minority student education for planners, researchers, policymakers, and reporters covering all levels of education. The following broad minority issues are defined and related in a matrix to all National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) surveys containing racial/ethnic data collected from 1969: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Dropout Rate, Educational Attainment
