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Peer reviewedHanson, Gary R.; Swann, Denise McGinty – Research in Higher Education, 1993
Multiple program impact analysis was used to evaluate the overall effectiveness in programs for 11,766 first-year students at the University of Texas at Austin. The technique examines the relationship between involvement in multiple educational programs and selected educational outcomes. Among findings was that participation in more than one…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKrotseng, Marsha V. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
Using discriminant analysis, a study examined (1) the extent to which the new Student Adjustment to College Questionnaire (SACQ) accurately predicts student departure for a private, comprehensive university (n=1,978 students); (2) SACQ items distinguishing nonpersisters; (3) use with an incoming class; and (4) evidence linking the SACQ with…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBers, Trudy H.; Smith, Kerry E. – Research in Higher Education, 1991
A study examined the extent to which social and academic integration and student educational objectives were predictive of persistence for 1,142 community college students. Student educational objectives discriminated most powerfully between persisters and nonpersisters. Academic and social integration and employment status were also significant…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Institutional Research
Peer reviewedBerger, Joseph B.; Braxton, John M. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A study used theory elaboration to help revise Tinto's interactionalist theory of individual student departure from college to include the effects of organizational attributes on student withdrawal. Results provide strong support for including concepts from organizational theory and suggest future research should use theory elaboration to look for…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Students, Decision Making
Peer reviewedWeissman, Julie; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1997
Reviews results of a study assessing the effectiveness of developmental studies program policy at a community college. Issues addressed include required remediation of skill-deficient students, enrollment in college-level courses by skill-deficient students, and differing policies for skill-deficient students depending on extent of deficiency.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Administrative Policy, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedJones, Janis Cox; Lee, Beth S. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A 3-institution study investigated the effectiveness of transfer of 1,786 Los Rios Community College students to the University of California at Davis and California State University at Sacramento, measured by student preparation, persistence, and performance before and after transfer. Need for remediation. before transfer was also examined.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Preparation
Peer reviewedNora, Amaury; Cabrera, Alberto F. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
A study with 2,453 college students investigated the construct validity of the student commitment to institution as a factor in academic persistence. Results suggest factors such as institutional quality, practical educational utility, student-institution fit, and loyalty to institution were more predictive of persistence than similarity of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Environment, Construct Validity
Peer reviewedCabrera, Alberto F.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A survey of 466 students in a large, urban commuter college investigated the relationship of student finances to academic persistence. Results suggest that financial aid (1) equalizes opportunities for students, thus decreasing attractiveness of alternatives, (2) facilitates academic and social integration, and (3) increases student commitment to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Students, Financial Problems
Peer reviewedKinnick, Mary K.; Ricks, Mary F. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
One university's approach to institutional research to improve student retention is described. The urban, public institution has a large population of nontraditional students. A task force identified barriers to student success, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Techniques for involvement of all constituencies and turning research…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty
