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A Logit Model with Interactions for Predicting Major Gift Donors.
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Lindahl, Wesley E.; Winship, Christopher – Research in Higher Education, 1994
A new statistical model based for identifying potential major donors was developed from a portion (n=53,276) of the Northwestern University (Illinois) alumni database. The model, utilizing logit analysis, found that the most critical measure was individuals' past giving records. Results indicate prospects with a low past giving level will rarely…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Administration, Donors, Fund Raising
Academic Staff Job Change: Winning Characteristics in Organizational Musical Chairs.
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Sagaria, Mary Ann D. – Research in Higher Education, 1984
Predictors of job change for academic staff administrators are examined. Analyses of questionnaire data from administrators who had been employed from 1971 through 1978 indicated that predictors of job mobility differ for diverse kinds of moves with two exceptions--age and gender. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, Career Change, College Administration, College Faculty
Replicating Freeman's Recursive Adjustment Model of Demand for Higher Education.
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Wish, John R.; Hamilton, William D. – Research in Higher Education, 1980
The viability of Freeman's model, which uses three equations to analyze causative demand and supply determinants, is examined as a management tool for explaining and predicting enrollments and the job market using macro and micro cases. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Educational Demand, Educational Supply, Employment Potential
Predicting University Preference and Attendance: Applied Marketing in Higher Education Administration.
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Cook, Robert W.; Zallocco, Ronald L. – Research in Higher Education, 1983
A multi-attribute attitude model was used to determine whether a multicriteria scale can be used to predict student preferences for and attendance at universities. Data were gathered from freshmen attending five state universities in Ohio. The results indicate a high level of predictability. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Attendance, College Bound Students, College Choice
Predicting Persistence from the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire: Early Warning or Siren Song?
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Krotseng, 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
Moving On: A Cooperative Study of Student Transfer.
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Jones, 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
Should Faculty Rank Be Included as a Predictor Variable in Studies of Gender Equity in University Faculty Salaries?
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Boudreau, Nancy; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1997
Two studies illustrate how omitting faculty rank as a predictor variable from gender equity studies of faculty salaries can lead to incorrect conclusions about gender discrimination. One uses hypothetical data constructed so there is no gender difference in salary, but omission of academic rank skews the results. The second uses data from a…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty
The Role of Institutional Research in Higher Education.
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Delaney, Anne Marie – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A survey of 243 New England colleges and universities found a strong relationship between institution size and the scope of its institutional research function, reporting relationship, and size and qualifications of the research staff. Size of staff and qualifications of the institutional director were significant predictors of involvement in…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning