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Eaton, Elena – 1979
Literature concerning factors associated with academic performance and withdrawal from college is reviewed separately for North American, United Kingdom, and Australian universities to help illuminate the problem of student withdrawal in Australia. V. Tinto's 1975 research review concerning North American college dropouts is summarized, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Research in Sweden with Regard to Predictive Tests and Interviews for Admission to Higher Education.
Henrysson, Sten – 1978
In 1965 a parliamentary commission began a review of the whole system of competency and university admission in Sweden in order to simplify it and bring it into line with other education reforms. The research projects undertaken as a basis for making reform recommendations were published in 1970, and the findings are briefly reviewed here. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Entwistle, Noel J.; And Others – CORE, 1977
Volume 1 discusses a large-scale follow-up study of the correlates of academic success in 2,595 college students. Volume 2 presents a philosophical and historical approach to studying educational objectives. (Available in microfiche from: Carfax Publishing Company, Haddon House, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxford 0X9 8JZ, England.) (CP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The nine titles deal with the following topics: (1) small group interaction within effective and ineffective decision making groups; (2) vertical communication as perceived by administrators and teachers; (3) communication roles as…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Communication Research, Decision Making
