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Wilkinson, Kate; Barter, Phil – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
Recently there has been an increased volume of research and practice of mobile Learning (mLearning) and in particular of the tablet device. The question of how, when and where to best incorporate the tablet device into the learning environment in Higher Education remains largely unanswered. The article presents the findings of an empirical study…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Telecommunications
National Education Association Research Department, 2010
The data presented in this combined report--"Rankings & Estimates"--provide facts about the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education. As one might expect in a nation as diverse as the United States--with respect to economics, geography, and politics--the level of commitment to…
Descriptors: School Statistics, State Departments of Education, Enrollment, Public Education
Suslow, Sidney; Pieper, W. C., Jr. – 1969
When the University of California at Berkeley initiated year-round operation in the summer of 1967, the prevailing question concerned whether such a system would work. Midway through the summer term of the following year, a mail survey of 2,100 students --a 25% sample of those enrolled in the 1968 Summer Quarter-- was conducted to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Goal Orientation, Higher Education
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Nye, Pauline A.; And Others – Higher Education, 1984
Complete sets of notes on an introductory psychology course were obtained and analyzed, and information about class attendance and the quantity, organization, and presentation of the notes was collected. Variables based on this information were then correlated with performance on two final examination papers. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Lauer, Robert H.; Thomas, Rance – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1976
A random sample of regular attenders and a sample of chronic absentees at a community college were studied to identify the reasons for absenteeism and the nature of the absentees. The absentees are little different from the regulars, but two basic causes for absenteeism are suggested. (Author)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, College Students, Community Colleges
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Marion, Paul B. – College and University, 1985
An analysis of data from a national longitudinal study of high school and college students revealed a consistent relationship between positive self-image in high school and both higher college-going rates and higher grades in postsecondary education. Implications for teachers, student personnel services, administrators, and policymakers are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, College Students
Johnson, Edward A. – 1994
Noting that several current communication theories suggest that the media have a "persuasive" effect on American society, a study compared the effects of two media (the electronic medium of television and the spoken medium of the homily) and whether these media have different effects on their audience's perceptions of reality. A national phone…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Attitude Measures, Audience Analysis, Audience Response
Koerner, Brendan I. – U.S. News & World Report, 1999
Increasingly, college-student populations in all types of institutions have higher proportions of women, while young men are tending toward lucrative early employment and economic independence. The process begins in high school, where girls are concentrating on college preparation and boys are being recruited by high-technology companies. The…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Black Education, Black Students, College Preparation
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Fidler, Paul P.; Moore, Philip S. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1996
A study of eight successive freshman cohorts at the University of South Carolina found that both participating in a freshman orientation seminar and living on campus reduced freshman dropout rates. Students who both participated in the seminar and lived on campus had the lowest dropout rate, whereas those who did neither had the highest dropout…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, College Freshmen, College Housing
Overell, Anne – Teaching at a Distance, 1984
A 1982 study comparing the Open University with 27 other institutions providing part-time bachelors degree programs in two regions of Yorkshire revealed that although the Open University has some aspects that students might find preferable, there are many areas in which other institutions are competitive. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bachelors Degrees, Comparative Analysis, Competition
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Ayalon, Hanna; Grodsky, Eric; Gamoran, Adam; Yogev, Abraham – Sociology of Education, 2008
This article explores how the structure of higher education in the United States and Israel mediates the relationship among race/ethnicity, social origins, and postsecondary outcomes. On the basis of differences in how the two systems of higher education have developed, the authors anticipated that inequality in college attendance will be greater…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Attendance, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Colleges Ontario, 2006
This paper presents data on Ontario's student mobility for 2006. This report found that the desire to obtain both a college and university credential in Ontario's postsecondary system is considerable. At least one quarter of college students have serious intentions of attaining a degree after a diploma. Currently, over 7% of Ontario's college…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Credentials, Foreign Countries, College Students
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Caleekal-John, Anuppa; Goodstadt, Michael S. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1983
Available data on Canadian and U.S. student drinking patterns are compared. Among the factors and implications discussed are prevalency and volume of drinking, its relation to other drug use, negative behavioral consequences, student characteristics, attitudes, motivation, and the influence of home, high school, and college environment in…
Descriptors: Age, Alcoholic Beverages, Attendance Patterns, Behavior Patterns
Rodriguez, Roberto – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1994
In recent years, Latinas (females) have been graduating from high school, attending college, and attaining bachelor's and master's degrees at higher rates than their male counterparts, whereas Latinos (males) continue to attain doctorates, tenure-track professorships, and high-level administrative positions at higher rates than their female…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bachelors Degrees, College Attendance, Comparative Analysis
Carlson, Daryl E. – 1980
A comparative analysis of federal and state student financial aid programs assesses the impact of federal student aid on the attendance behavior of individuals, on the financing behavior of colleges and universities, and on the financing behavior of state and local governments. Enrollment, student budget, residence and migration, student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, College Students
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