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Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1979
This packet identifies and explains the questionnaires and coding used in DeVault VIII, a subsystem of the Texas Student Information System designed to generate data for local utilization and for fulfillment of the federally-mandated Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) student and employer follow-up requirements. The report first explains the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Dropout Research
Download full textEwell, Peter T. – 1984
Techniques for conducting student-attrition studies using the Student-Outcomes Information Service (SOIS) are outlined. General concepts to effectively guide an institutional research effort are discussed, with attention to better defining student attrition and a summary of results of recent research on the reasons why students withdraw from…
Descriptors: College Students, Data Collection, Dropout Research, Guidelines
Westat Research, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1977
Approaches to sampling are suggested for use by states in reporting more effectively on the completers and leavers in vocational education programs. Following an introductory chapter, six others outline the proposed plan for followup studies. Chapter 2, a task outline for a proposed ongoing sampling survey, divides the first three of the followup…
Descriptors: Costs, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Dropout Research
The Combined Effect of Personalized Appeal and Pre-Coding of Personal Data on Questionnaire Returns.
Shale, Doug – 1986
Factors affecting the return rate of a mailed questionnaire were investigated. A survey was mailed to 196 students who had dropped out of home study courses offered by a distance education university. The effects of personalizing the cover letter and of including anonymous pre-coded personal information on the questionnaire were studied in a 2 X 2…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Data Collection, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Whatcom Community Coll., Bellingham, WA. – 1979
A pilot study was conducted to determine the applicability of Student Information System (SIS) data collection instruments to the operations, programs, and services of Whatcom Community College (WCC). The study centered on Subsystem I (student's educational intent) and Subsystem II (withdrawal follow-up) since the five other subsystems of SIS used…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Dropout Attitudes
Keim, H. David, III; And Others – 1982
In March, 1980, a project was undertaken to develop a model for continued identification and analysis of attrition factors in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Specifically, the project was designed to define attrition and distinguish dropouts from other non-returning students; develop and validate instruments for collecting…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Dropout Characteristics
1979
The Michigan Student Information System (MiSIS) is the student flow component of the Michigan Community College Occupational Education Evaluation System (MCCOEES), a comprehensive state-wide system for evaluating occupational education. The Michigan Student Information System (MiSIS) Activities Manual was designed to help college-level personnel…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal), Continuing Education, Data Collection
1979
The Michigan Student Information System (MiSIS) is the student flow component of the Michigan Community College Occupational Education Evaluation System (MCCOEES), a comprehensive state-wide system for evaluating occupational education. This manual provides comprehensive guidelines for collecting local management information for program and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Guilford Technical Community Coll., Jamestown, NC. – 1985
This combination procedures manual and annotated bibliography is intended to assist faculty and staff at community colleges in North Carolina in developing centralized job placement and development services. The first section describes the project to establish centralized employment services at Guilford Technical Community College during which the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Centralization, Community Colleges
Barwuah, Adjei; Green, Muriel; Lawson, Liz – FEDA Report, 1997
This document examines three studies that explored additional support, retention, and guidance in England's urban colleges. The foreword and summary discuss the mission, focus, and results of each study. "Funding and Tracking Additional Support in Basic Skills and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)" (Liz Lawson, Philida…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Check Lists, Counseling Services
