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Peer reviewedWilson, Thomas, C. – American Journal of Sociology, 1986
Using data from 1,468 residents of small, medium, and large cities, this study investigates a subcultural theory explanation of the relationship between the existence of varied social attitudes and city population size. Results confirm a positive relationship which is explained through the subcultural processes of diffusion, intensification, and…
Descriptors: Conservatism, Higher Education, Liberalism, Secondary Education
Download full textReichard, Donald J.; McArver, Patricia P. – 1976
The data tables contain responses to the 200 College Student Questionnaire (CSQ) questions and nine local option questions for four categories: total sample at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro (n=496), freshmen dorm residents (n=442), by sex (n=496), and by student subculture (n=480). Preceding the tables are commentaries on (1)…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, College Role, Educational Objectives
Leary, Linda F.; Wightman, Lawrence E. – 1982
This publication reports demographic data describing the population of examinees who took the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) during the administration year October 1980 through July 1981. This information was obtained from examinee responses to the nine-item Biographical Information Questionnaire, other information on the 1980-81…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Business Administration Education, College Entrance Examinations, Demography
Zikopoulos, Marianthi, Ed. – 1991
This publication provides a complete census and analysis of the foreign postsecondary student population studying in the United States. The report consists of five chapters. The first chapter compares "Open Doors" (a statistical compilation on foreign students) and this publication, pointing out the unique contributions of each publication as well…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Enrollment Trends
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1996
This report presents quantitative data from an ongoing longitudinal study, the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, on degree attainment rates at institutions of higher education. The report covers national degree completion data for three time intervals--4, 6, and 9 years--broken down by institutional type, student gender, and student…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Blacks, College Entrance Examinations, College Outcomes Assessment
Obong, Edet E. – 1997
This study of nonacademic services provided to international and noninternational college and university students had three purposes: (1) exploration of differences that might exist between the nonacademic social service needs of international (non-native born) and noninternational (native born) students; (2) identification of a mean level of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Attitude Measures, College Environment, College Housing
