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The Changing Nature of Division III Athletics
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Beaver, William – College and University, 2014
Non-selective Division III institutions often face challenges in meeting their enrollment goals. To ensure their continued viability, these schools recruit large numbers of student athletes. As a result, when compared to FBS (Football Bowl Division) institutions these schools have a much higher percentage of student athletes on campus and a…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Management, College Athletics
Admissions Comes Out: Recruiting Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Students
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Einhaus, Carl F.; Viento, Wanda L. E.; Croteau, James M. – College and University, 2004
The article addresses lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender students and uses the acronym "LBGT" when referring to all four of these sexual/gender orientation groupings. At times, however, we will refer to only lesbian or gay students, or only lesbian, bisexual, and gay (LBG) students when we are discussing a particular source that…
Descriptors: Student Recruitment, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation
A Model for Predicting Student College Choice.
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Dembowski, Frederick L. – College and University, 1980
A model of student college choice decision was formulated and empirically tested to be used as the basis to estimate the probability of whether a student would enter a particular college. Three components of the model were students' personal characteristics, the admissions process that the students experience, and college characteristics.…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, College Choice, Decision Making
HEGIS Data: Is What You See What You Get?
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Firnberg, James W.; Christal, Melodie E. – College and University, 1984
A survey of institutions concerning their reporting of data on the Higher Education General Information Survey and specifically examining the differences in definitions and calculations among reporting institutions, confirmed suspected problems of comparability of information. The impact of these differences on data interpretation is discussed.…
Descriptors: Computation, Data Analysis, Definitions, Federal Government
Perceptions and Experiences as Correlates of Academic Performance among Blacks at a Predominantly White University: A Research Note.
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Dawkins, Marvin P.; Dawkins, Russell L. – College and University, 1980
The extent to which selected perceptions, experiences, and values are associated with academic performance for a sample of Black students at a large, predominantly White university is examined in a study done at the University of Maryland. Further studies of influences on academic performance in college are needed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Blacks, College Students
The Fulfillment of the Democratization Role of the Community College.
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Sawyer, James A.; Nickens, John M. – College and University, 1980
The validity of a number of criticisms of community colleges' success in extending educational opportunity to students of low socioeconomic status was studied in 15 Florida community colleges. The results of data analysis of former community college students are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Analysis