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Peer reviewedDeBerard, M. Scott; Spielmans, Glen I.; Julka, Deana L. – College Student Journal, 2004
The freshman year represents a stressful transition for college students. Despite a multitude of social, academic, and emotional stressors, most college students successfully cope with a complex new life role and achieve academic success. Other students are less able to successfully manage this transition and decide to leave higher education…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
Valentine, Nancy L. – 1987
Possible relationships among selected psychological, sociological, and economic characteristics of doctoral students were studied, and these characteristics were compared for students who completed or withdrew from Doctor of Education degree (Ed.D.) programs at West Virginia University. Questionnaires were mailed to 254 Ed.D. recipients and 287…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Doctoral Programs, Dropouts, Education Majors
Freeland, Brett – 2000
New apprenticeships were introduced to Australia in January 1998 to provide practical training opportunities to a wider range of people than the traditional trade-based apprenticeship system did. The effect of the new apprenticeship initiative on the type of employment-based training being undertaken in Australia was studied by analyzing data from…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Comparative Analysis, Definitions
