A student follow-up study was conducted to determine the educational and career goals of students who were enrolled at Macomb County Community College (MCCC) and the degree to which they felt their goals had been met. A random sample of 2,066 students enrolled in Spring 1973 were surveyed by questionnaire in June 1977; 983 (55.9%) responded. The…

The records of 53 students in an introductory biology class at Fulton-Montgomery Community College were examined to determine the effect of selected variables on success in the course. The independent variables tested were age, sex, vocabulary and comprehensive grade placement levels (GPL) on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test, and whether or not the…

The 1978 study, which was the first to use the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire (OSIQ) with rural youth, compared the self-image of rural and urban adolescent girls and sustained the hypothesis that adolescents in larger communities think more highly of themselves than adolescents in rural communities. Most previous studies, ambiguous with regard to…

Prior to attending Mount Wachusett Community College, Massachusetts, all freshmen are required to undertake a Comparative Guidance and Placement (CGP) test which yields raw scores in reading, sentences, math, and academic motivation. Based on the scores on the continuous independent variables measured by the CGP test and the dichotomous…

A study compared two groups of adults in a suburban community who were attending weekly classes on a voluntary basis; one group attended avocational classes in the public school and the other, classes in a Protestant church. The purpose was to learn whether sex, occupational role, family status, family background, education; influence of friends,…

As part of a continuing study of student flow in the Hawaii community colleges, this report analyzes the persistence patterns of 1974 entering students after six semesters for the community college total and the seven campuses. The persistence patterns of the 9,171 students showed that 29% enrolled for only one semester at their campus of entry…

Extensive data tables provide information on new, continuing, and returning student enrollments; full- and part-time students; undergraduates by college, school, or program and class level; majors; undergraduates and graduate students by department; students in the education abroad program; residence at admission; sources of new undergraduates by…

This study attempted to identify enrollment patterns of male and female students at Gateway Technical Institute and employment patterns of graduates to determine whether sex role stereotyping was a legitimate concern. The study was based on annually conducted six-month and three-year follow-up studies of graduates and non-completers, and program…

A study was conducted to examine the ability of women who enroll in traditionally male occupations to receive equal training and equal employment benefits to those of males enrolled in the same programs. (A traditionally male occupation was defined as an occupation which employed 80% or more males.) The eight programs included in the study were…

This document studies the changes in the total number of holders of bachelor's and more advance degrees from 1930 to 1971 and provides detailed annual estimates of degree holders in 44 fields. Considered are four possible models that might explain the steady growth in the number of degrees awarded and the changes that occurred in their…

This report describes the goals and results of a 2-year project which employed 20 male high school students from low income families for two hours per week as teacher assistants in seven day care centers and preschool programs, thereby providing male contact for children from female-dominated, single-parent families enrolled in female-dominated…

Via group administered questionnaires, the educational aspirations of a statewide sample of 1,659 male and 1,838 female South Carolina 10th grade students were examined in 1965-66 and again in 1968-69 when they were seniors. Forty-two schools were selected to represent all high schools in the state and were stratified by size (measured by the…

This investigation entailed surveys of the operation of the Missouri State Office of Adult Basic Education (ABE) and of local program characteristics, as well as of followup study of adults (enrollees age 25 or over with less than eight years of schooling) who terminated during the 1967-68 fiscal year. Interviews, a questionnaire, and state…

This study assessed three factors in adult education participation by industrial employees: (1) perceived need deficiency on the job; (2) importance of need fulfillment; (3) perception of education as a means of advancement. A measure of perceived need deficiency was applied to 177 participants and 149 nonparticipants in classes at Purdue…

This study examined relationships between adult basic education (ABE) teacher characteristics, major value orientations, and attitudes toward the ABE program. Subjects were participating in a three week national teacher trainer institute. Independent variables included age, sex, race, educational background, ABE experience, and residence. Data…