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Peer reviewedDavis, G. Lindsey; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1976
A study of the predictive validity of selected admissions variables used by the University of Kentucky College of Medicine (Medical College Admissions Test subscores, undergraduate science grade point average (USGA), age, and Otis Test of Mental Ability) revealed the predictive validity of USGA and the MCAT quantitative subscore. (JT)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Medical Education
Peer reviewedLindahl, 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
Peer reviewedHesseldenz, Jon S.; Rodgers, Samuel A. – Research in Higher Education, 1976
An investigation of how well the predictor variables of credit hours, student credit hours, contact hours, student contact hours, level of instruction, and academic rank correlate with faculty self-report measures of time-use for each class taught showed that only contact hours were a reliable measure of faculty effort as measured in time for a…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Class Size, College Faculty, Educational Research
Peer reviewedHagedorn, Linda Serra – Research in Higher Education, 1994
In light of elimination of mandatory retirement and prevalence of preretirement career changes, this study evaluated a model of faculty satisfaction based in which length of time until reported voluntary retirement from academe might predict a faculty member's job satisfaction. Three faculty groups were studied: novices, midcareerers, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Career Ladders, College Faculty, Higher Education
