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Garzón-Umerenkova, Angélica; Gil-Flores, Javier – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2017
Introduction: Procrastination is the act of delaying necessary tasks to the extreme of experiencing discomfort and negative consequences for the individuals. The presence of nontraditional students at universities is a phenomenon which has increased remarkably over the last decades. This type of university students finds some difficulties during…
Descriptors: Time Management, Academic Persistence, Nontraditional Students, College Students
Purdy, Jeanette J. – 1985
In spring 1984, a study was conducted at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) in Trenton, New Jersey, to determine the difference between the quality of academic advisement for day and evening students. At the time of the study, MCCC enrolled approximately 10,500 full- and part-time students. One-third of these students attended day sessions,…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Effectiveness
Barger, Robert N.; Barger, Josephine C. – 1981
The state of academic advisement in postsecondary education was studied through a survey of representatives of 58 colleges and universities and students who were pursuing undergraduate degrees in four-year institutions during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. About 59 percent of the institutions were public, 41 percent were private, and 22 percent had…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
Sinclair Community Coll., Dayton, OH. Office of Institutional Planning and Research. – 1993
A study was conducted of 1991 graduates of Sinclair Community College (SCC) in Ohio to determine how many graduates had subsequently attended four-year institutions, how well these students had performed at the senior institutions, and the extent to which students believed their experiences at SCC had prepared them for their baccalaureate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Keller, Michael J.; Rollins, Cheryl J. – Studies of Higher Education and Research, 1990
This report summarizes the results of a statewide survey of nonreturning freshmen (n=621) at Maryland public 4-year campuses. The former students were asked about the factors that were most instrumental in their departure from their institution, their reaction to their college experience, their likelihood of re-enrolling, and their level of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Black Students, College Freshmen, College Students
Sierra Community Coll. District, Rocklin, CA. Office of Research and Institutional Planning. – 1991
Matriculation legislation, instituted in California in 1986, intended to develop a program of services to guarantee equitable access and success to all students who enroll in community colleges. In an effort to evaluate the success of its matriculation efforts, Sierra Community College (California) conducted a survey of 1,044 students in 1990. The…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Services