Total enrollment at Wisconsin's public and charter schools declined by 25,000 students from fall 2019 to fall 2020 and has continued to fall in the years since then. While declining birth rates and apparent movement of some students to private or home schools likely account for at least two thirds of the decline, somewhere between 0.5% and 1.2% of…

The university attendance habits of Australians, in a geographic sense, are different from those in the United States, the United Kingdom and many other western countries. Australian university students are less likely to move between major cities to study. This paper finds that in addition to this, within a large metropolitan area, university…

Ways in which campus security may affect the academic programs of subgroups of students, such as women, or individual students are offered, including usage patterns of some facilities and course selection or study group attendance based on time or location. Faculty and advisors are encouraged to consider security an academic issue. (MSE)

Comparison of Canadian and United States school attendance patterns beyond age 17 reveals a lower rate of secondary school completion in Canada, and little indication of any trend in postsecondary or graduate study in either country. Analysis shows social factors not to be important in the high Canadian dropout rate. (MSE)

This study, based on information collected by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in its Current Population Survey, shows the number of children 3 to 5 years old in the United States and the extent of their enrollment in public and nonpublic preprimary programs. This survey related the preprimary enrollment to several socioeconomic factors: family…

Describes a study of the effects of the presence of a postsecondary institution within a county on high school students' chances of: going to college; going to a college within the county; and going to any college of the same type as the local college. Provides a research review. (CAM)

In response to legislative mandate intended to curb a national trend toward students taking longer than the traditional two- and four-year time frame to complete educational degrees, the Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges conducted a study of factors in this trend; options for encouraging students to carry full credit loads; and…

IN THE TORONTO SCHOOL SYSTEM IN 1961-1962 THERE WERE 8,684 CHILDREN IN SENIOR KINDERGARTEN. NINETY-EIGHT OF THE STUDENTS WERE NOT TORONTO RESIDENTS AND SO WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ANALYSIS. THERE WERE 3,839 OF THESE CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS WHICH PROVIDED JUNIOR KINDERGARTENS, BUT OF THIS NUMBER ONLY SLIGHTLY OVER 1/3 ACTUALLY ATTENDED JUNIOR…

Reviews a study of relationships between persistence over a three-year period and selected characteristics of Virginia community college students who were undecided about a major or without degree goals. Persistence was significantly related to race, sex, full-/part-time status, and final major. The job market influenced curricular choices and…

Data on student enrollment in all postsecondary institutions in the United States are provided, based on the Early National Estimates Survey which is part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Enrollment in postsecondary institutions in the fall of 1986 is reported according to enrollment by sex and racial/ethnic group of student,…

Based on recommendations of a District Attendance Task Force, in 1980 the Ganado School District (a Navajo Reservation District) formulated an Attendance Improvement Plan which decreased the primary school's absentee rate 37% over previous years and which dramatically increased Friday attendance. The primary school targeted "high risk"…

A list of 787 students who had completed courses in the Community Services Program at Minneapolis Community College (MCC) during the fall quarters of 1977 and 1978 was checked against official transcripts at the end of 1979 to determine if participation in non-credit courses led to registration in credit classes. Transcripts were tallied by year,…

A study was conducted at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) to determine the relationship between student educational objectives and retention/attrition rates. The study followed 4,502 students who came to the college for the first time in winter 1985 for five quarters, through winter 1986. The students were asked to indicate their…

Because of the unique nature of community colleges, no single model or calculation of attrition can fit all institutions. Each college falls somewhere on the continuum between the degree-oriented junior college, in which students pursue a linear pattern of enrollment from entry to graduation, to the consumer-oriented community college, in which…

Data from 1974-75 and 1983-84 Canadian national studies are used to explore the impact of gender and parental education on student decisions to enroll full- or part-time, choose college or university, and enroll in different fields. Results show both factors play decisive roles, with family background influencing men and women differentially. (MSE)