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Peer reviewedHayes, Charles B.; Page, Willie F. – Journal of Psychology, 1979
The locus of control scores of 181 high school aged youth from five institutional environments (jail, "street academy," alternative school, and two high schools) reveal significant differences between groups for personal control, race ideology, and internal control variables, but no differences between groups for control ideology or system…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Wingard, Tamara L.; And Others – 1991
This 1989 report provides a statistical overview of followup surveys concerning college freshmen (in 1985 and 1987) students attending two- and four-year colleges and universities. The report's purpose is to contrast college freshmen responses with those given 2 and 4 years later to better examine how students change during the undergraduate…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students), Data Collection
Wingard, Tamara L.; And Others – 1991
This 1990 report provides a statistical overview of followup surveys concerning college freshmen students entering two- and four-year colleges and universities in 1986 and 1988. The study's purpose was to compare student responses as freshmen and later in their college careers. Additionally presented is a description of the methods used in…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students), Data Collection
California Univ., Los Angeles. Higher Education Research Inst. – 1992
This report provides a statistical overview of followup surveys concerning college freshmen entering two- and four-year colleges and universities in 1987 and 1989. The study's purpose was to contrast college freshmen responses with those given 2 and 4 years later to examine how students change during the undergraduate years. Additionally presented…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students), Data Collection
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1990
This report summarizes the results and presents statistical data (two-thirds of the report) of a 1988 followup national survey concerning the impact of different types of college environments on development of 1984 and 1986 freshmen. The survey involved the following general categories: satisfaction with college, talent development during college,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)
Download full textRyan, Barbara E. – 1998
In this document, The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention focuses on prevention challenges at community colleges. Students at community colleges differ from those at four-year institutions in a number of areas, including social demographics as well as alcohol and other drug-related problems. Community college students are…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, College Students, Community Colleges
