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Thornton, Barry; Arbogast, Gordon – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2014
This paper examines the factors that are theorized to be determinants of school quality in the 67 counties of Florida from 2000 to 2011. The model constructed for this purpose is comprised of a mix of independent variables that include county educational attainment (number of high school graduates and State University System enrollees) and…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Educational Quality, Educational Attainment, High School Graduates
Tsui, Ping-Sheng; Murdock, Tullisse; Mayer, Laurie – 1997
This study examined whether the use of trend analysis combined with analysis of persistence variables can be used to establish a model to forecast the first-year persistence of college freshmen. A linear model was created using data on 2,603 first-time freshmen at a moderate-sized comprehensive university from fall 1989 through fall 1993. The…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Admission, College Freshmen, Enrollment
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1996
In January 1996, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges prepared a 15-year forecast of enrollment and weekly student contact hours (WSCH) using an econometric model that analyzes real (i.e., price-adjusted) costs facing students, real operating budget expenditures of colleges, population and unemployment projections, and…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate
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Tekian, Ara – Academic Medicine, 1997
A review of literature from 1981 to 1995 investigated issues concerning underrepresented minorities in medical education in seven areas: increasing representation of these groups; long- and short-term enrichment programs to improve performance; predictors of academic performance; predictors of student admission; specialty choices and career…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, College Admission, College Choice
Albers, James R.; Burns, James A. – 1979
The effect of enrollment level changes on the long-range future of Western Washington University are investigated. Due to the high rate of Washington state in-migration, declining enrollments are not projected for Western Washington University. The impact of managed enrollment goals was examined to help the university determine the most…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Campus Planning, College Planning, Demography
Phan, Oanh; Ball, Katrina – 2001
The outcomes of enabling courses offered in Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector were examined. "Enabling course" was defined as lower-level preparatory and prevocational courses covering a wide range of areas, including remedial education, bridging courses, precertificate courses, and general employment preparation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)