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Bayer, Alan E.; Astin, Alexander W. – 1972
In May of 1972 the Higher Education Panel (HEP) of the American Council on Education conducted a survey of colleges and universities across the U.S. to determine the type and amount of campus disruption caused by the April 1972 increased bombing effort in North Vietnam by the U.S. It was found that: (1) an estimated 27% of the colleges and…
Descriptors: Activism, College Students, Demonstrations (Civil), Higher Education
Astin, Alexander W.; Bisconti, Ann S. – 1971
As part of a continuing examination of aspects of campus unrest, background, purpose and data information of the protest activity occurring during the academic year 1969-1970 was collected and used to analyze protest behavior and response. By recording all events in a single protest, as well as participants in each event, in sequential order,…
Descriptors: Activism, Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Higher Education
Sax, Linda J.; Astin, Alexander W.; Korn, William S.; Mahoney, Kathryn M. – 1996
The 31st annual report of national normative data on college freshmen is part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program's longitudinal study to assess the effects of college on students. Data are based on 251,232 entering students at 494 of the nation's two- and four-year colleges and universities in Fall, 1996. The normative data are…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Freshmen, Diversity (Institutional), Grade Inflation
Sax, Linda J.; Astin, Alexander W.; Korn, William S.; Mahoney, Kathryn M. – 1997
The 32nd annual report of national normative data on college freshmen is part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program's longitudinal study to assess the effects of college on students. Data are based on 252,082 entering students at 464 of the nation's two- and four-year colleges and universities in Fall, 1997. The normative data are…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Freshmen, Diversity (Institutional), Grade Inflation
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1983
National normative data for fall 1983 on the characteristics of students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen are presented as part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program longitudinal study of American higher education. The 1983 norms are based on a statistically adjusted sample of over 254,000 new freshmen entering 489…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Background, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies
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Astin, Alexander W. – Journal of Legal Education, 1984
National survey file data on college freshmen aspiring to be lawyers were compared to all others in the classes entering college in 1969 and 1981. Students aspiring to be lawyers differed substantially from others in family background, academic preparation, college selectivity, college major, political orientation and interest, and goal…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Choice, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1985
National normative data on characteristics of students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen are presented, based on results of the fall 1985 Cooperative Research Program survey. The data are weighted to represent the population of freshmen. Extensive statistical data are reported separately for women and men, and for 37 institutional…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Freshmen, Females, Full Time Students
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1986
National normative data on characteristics of students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen are presented, based on results of the fall 1986 Cooperative Institutional Research Program survey. The data are weighted to represent the population of freshmen. Extensive statistical data are reported separately for women and men, and for 37…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Females
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1984
National normative data on characteristics of students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen are presented, based on the results of the fall 1984 Cooperative Research Program survey. The data are weighted to represent the population of freshmen. Extensive statistical data are reported separately for women and men, and for 37…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy