A study tested the accuracy of a general model in predicting college predisposition among eighth-grade students of diverse ethnicity at schools characterized by high minority enrollments and high participation levels in subsidized school lunch programs. Results suggest models using broadly aggregated student data may overlook important…

Describes the University of California San Diego's efforts to increase campus diversity by developing school-university partnerships with local low income, urban K-12 schools. Data from fieldnotes, interviews, documents, videotapes, and student focus groups show that this type of collaboration can increase college-going outcomes for…

The growth of multi-institutional attendance and discontinuous enrollment poses a challenge to linear approaches to college retention and subsequent graduation rates. Linear methodologies have a level of failure built in and cannot fully measure community college institutional effectiveness. This article analyzes student entry and subsequent…

Glenn Hills College Preparatory Charter High School (GHCP) fosters college access for Black students who are first generation college-bound and living in poor neighborhoods. To help GHCP students make the transition to college, the school's counselors work to fulfill a variety of targeted roles and responsibilities. This study examines the…

This study examined the relationship between work experiences and alumni satisfaction with their college experience at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). As part of a campus-wide assessment program in 1988, all seniors completing the UTK general education testing requirement were administered a survey designed to elicit information…

The only feasible path to a truly critical pedagogy is the destruction of the university. Before teachers and students ever arrive in the classroom, they have certain "places" within a blind, faceless institution which mark them in ways which must somehow be overcome for a truly critical pedagogy to develop. Analyzing how these roles are…

Commuter students are often left out of college programs because their needs and schedules differ substantially from the traditional student for whom the programs are planned. Once the basic educational needs of the commuter student are being met, planners can focus on developing programs geared to other needs of the commuter such as personal…

The effects of the graduate experience on the intra- and inter-family relationships among married doctoral student couples were studied. Full-time students 35 years old or less enrolled at Ohio State University in 1982 and their nonenrolled spouses made up the sample. The ways that these students coped with the dual student-spouse role and made…

A mature woman recounts her experiences at a community college. (DC)

A study at Carleton College (Minnesota) investigated: (1) the attitudes and values of incoming freshmen; (2) the extent of change in student collegiate styles over a period of 10 years; and (3) how students with different styles and orientations used college resources and organizations and pursued their education. The research was based on survey…

The applicability of "in loco parentis" and the issue of commercial speech (e.g. sales pitches and advertising) on campus are discussed. While in previous years the principle of in loco parentis allowed colleges to dicate the behavior of its students, colleges must now take reasonable steps to guarantee the physical safety of students.…

The needs of adult college students (25 years old or older) and support services that could promote achievement and retention of these nontraditional students are considered, based on the literature on current research. Of concern are students enrolled in credit courses at two-year or four-year institutions. Attention is directed to four kinds of…

A description is provided of Tennessee's Volunteer State Community College's (VSCC's) approach to defining the goals, expected outcomes, and assessment procedures of individual courses, utilizing teacher-developed course instruction manuals and standardized course syllabi. Introductory material explains why and how the approach was developed,…

The 1987 Association for Institutional Research annual forum theme, "Managing Education Better," is covered by keynote and general sessions speakers from four angles: (1) how to study the student, (2) effects of different presidential styles, (3) the changing role of information technology, and (4) evaluating the effectiveness of our…

Distance education programs often try to prove their legitimacy by using methods and materials as similar as possible to those used in traditional, classroom-based, lecture-oriented courses. Since off-campus students must exhibit a certain level of independence and self-guidance to succeed, it might be more reasonable to tailor educational…