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Picciano, Anthony G. – 1980
Student attrition at the College of Staten Island was investigated. The 2,786 students who left school from the spring 1979 semester to the fall 1979 semester were selected for analysis using a survey developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Services. Responses were obtained from 452 former students. Study variables were…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, College Transfer Students, Dropout Research
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Download full textAdams, Olin L., III; Guarino, A. J.; Robichaux, Rebecca R.; Edwards, Toni L. – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2004
This paper explores the nature and extent of outsourcing by higher education institutions, benefits and challenges associated with outsourcing, and the implications of outsourcing for effective management. The principal investigator conducted a national study of outsourcing by four-year colleges and universities at two points in time, 1998-99 and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Privatization, Contracts, Performance Factors
Jones, Gerald L.; Westen, Risdon J. – 1979
The multivariate approach of canonical correlation was used to assess selection procedures of the Air Force Academy. It was felt that improved student selection methods might reduce the number of dropouts while maintaining or improving the quality of graduates. The method of canonical correlation was designed to maximize prediction of academic…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Admission Criteria, Conference Reports, Grade Point Average
Allen, David F. – 1984
A model to distinguish persisters and nonpersisters at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, was developed. Persisters and nonpersisters differed in background characteristics, attitudes toward and interaction with the university, opportunities to leave, and intentions. Responses to a mail survey were returned by 86 first-time freshmen…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Freshmen
Central Piedmont Community Coll., Charlotte, NC. Dept. of Planning and Research. – 1993
A study was undertaken at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), in North Carolina, to examine student opinions of services and factors influencing student satisfaction with the overall quality of CPCC. Questionnaires were distributed to 4,500 students in randomly selected classes in fall 1992, soliciting information on student…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Educational Facilities, Institutional Research
Holahan, Carole K.; Kelley, H. Paul – 1976
As part of a longitudinal study of undergraduate transfer students at the University of Texas at Austin, students were surveyed in December 1973 and April 1975 for data on: demography, selected characteristics of the student's high school and previous college, and experience at U.T. Austin. Presented here are analyses of attitudinal data obtained…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Community Colleges, Educational Counseling
