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Peer reviewedGaither, Gerald H. – College and University, 1992
This paper reviews a study of persistence patterns of first-time first-year students during 1986-90 in all public senior institutions (n=35) in Texas. The study provides data to assist student affairs practitioners to evaluate their own attrition problem and to compare and delineate their patterns from a statewide perspective. (GLR)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Admission, College Freshmen, Colleges
Download full textHeiser, Linda M.; Abbed, Nejla – 1989
In 1989, a two-year study was completed comparing the academic progress of community college transfers, senior college transfers, and continuing juniors (natives) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The study samples were comprised of 673 former community college students and 393 senior college transfers who entered UIUC in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Office of Research and Planning. – 1983
This report provides data on public and private high school graduates and dropouts in Kentucky. The introduction contains tables and graphs comparing the career directions (attending college or trade school, military, working, at home, unemployed, deceased, homemakers, and unknown) of Kentucky graduates in 1968 and 1983 and enrollment patterns…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Enrollment Trends
Beltzer, Stephen – 1985
A study tested a conceptual model of attrition, the Tinto (1975) model, on a group of General Educational Development (GED) examinees and on a comparison group of traditional high school graduates from a single public community college. The sample consisted of 198 GED students and 201 traditional high school graduates who entered Queensborough…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1990
This report responds to the California State Legislature request to examine the time needed to complete a doctoral degree and make recommendations relative to methods of increasing the rate of progress toward receiving doctoral degrees through the University of California without compromising the integrity of the academic process. The report…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research. – 1992
This publication summarizes the responses of the State University of New York constituent institutions to the 1991 Attrition/Retention Survey (91-10) administered by the Central Office of Institutional Research. It includes racial/ethnic detail and partial history of later cohorts as of fall 1991 along with trends in attrition and retention of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedJohnson, Genevieve Marie – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1996
A study of 185 undergraduate students withdrawing from a publicly-funded Canadian university compared student characteristics and experiences (demography, academic performance, employment, financial support, social integration, personal circumstances, and perception of university learning experience) for three discipline areas (arts, education,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics
Walter, Gerard G.; DeCaro, James J. – 1986
The growth in enrollments of hearing-impaired students at colleges and universities indicates that the issue of accessibility is being addressed; however, it is not clear whether institutions have made adequate accommodations to meet the communicative and educational handicaps imposed by severe to profound hearing impairment. A survey was…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Associate Degrees, College Programs, College Students
