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Data from the National Longitudinal Study (NLS) for a sample of students who had completed a four-year college course were examined for difference in locus of control (LOC) and self concept (SC) of persisters and changers in six college majors. Data were based on two four-item five-point questionnaire scales which were administered in 1972, 1973,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Analysis of Variance, Factor Analysis, Higher Education
Download full textLasher, William F.; And Others – 1980
Analytical techniques developed by the University of Texas at Austin to deal with problems of forecasting future enrollments, instructional workloads, and funding levels are considered. In order to project university enrollments, Texas public high school graduates were projected. In-migration rates were separated from survival rates,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Budgeting, College Freshmen, Educational Finance
WALL, LEWIS E. – 1967
FIVE 8-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTES IN BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING WERE CONDUCTED FROM 1963 TO 1965 TO ASSIST 353 PARTICIPANTS IN DEVELOPING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR TEACHING SPECIALIZED COURSES IN A 2-YEAR VOCATIONAL PREPARATORY CURRICULUM IN BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING. THIS STUDY AIMED TO DETERMINE (1) THE INSTITUTES' SUCCESS IN ALLEVIATING…
Descriptors: Business Education, Data Processing, Institutes (Training Programs), Program Descriptions
FAUNCE, R.W.; WIENER, JONATHAN M. – 1967
AS PART OF THE WORK OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, THIS STUDY COMPARED LOW-INCOME AREA (TARGET) AND MIDDLE-INCOME AREA (COMPARISON) SCHOOLS TO EXAMINE THE DIFFERENCES IN THE TEACHING STAFFS AND THE TEACHER RETENTION TURNOVER RATES IN THESE SCHOOLS, AND TO ANALYZE THE DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF THESE RATES. ALL OF THE…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Lower Class, Middle Class, Personnel Policy
LYSAUGHT, JEROME P. – 1968
AS PART OF A UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER EFFORT TO EXPLORE THE USE OF SELF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS IN EDUCATING DOCTORS, NURSES, PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND PATIENTS, THREE STUDIES OF PROGRAM UTILIZATION AND EFFECTIVENESS WERE MADE. DATA WERE OBTAINED ON COMPLETION AND NONCOMPLETION OF A PROGRAMED COURSE ON ALLERGIES, USER REACTIONS AS TO…
Descriptors: Allergy, Conventional Instruction, Diseases, Educational Attitudes
Eaton, Elena – 1979
Literature concerning factors associated with academic performance and withdrawal from college is reviewed separately for North American, United Kingdom, and Australian universities to help illuminate the problem of student withdrawal in Australia. V. Tinto's 1975 research review concerning North American college dropouts is summarized, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Dunteman, George H.; Peng, Samuel S. – 1977
A study was undertaken of transfer students in postsecondary institutions, based on data from the base year and first and second followups of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Its specific objectives were to: (1) obtain national estimates of the number and proportion of students in the categories of four-year to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, College Students, Financial Support
Reiser, Robert A.; Sullivan, Howard J. – 1978
Results of a study that investigated the effects of instructor-pacing and self-pacing in a personalized system of instruction (PSI) course on student withdrawal rate, achievement, and attitudes are discussed in this speech. Sixty-two Arizona State University students enrolled in a political science introductory research course were randomly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
Benjamin, Barbara Cohen; And Others – 1976
The Learning Skills Center (LSC) at Los Angeles City College is an individualized learning laboratory which offers assistance to students in communication skills and quantitative skills, and provides tutoring in all college-level courses. ISC's programs are diagnostic and prescriptive, and services are available to students on both voluntary and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Dropout Rate
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System. – 1976
As part of a longitudinal study examining student progress through the Hawaii community colleges, this study examines the characteristics of 8,979 students who entered the community colleges in fall 1975 and compares the student profiles of the 6,503 who enrolled in spring 1976 with the 2,476 who discontinued their enrollment. The study is based…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Nichols, Irene A.; Shauffer, Carole B. – 1975
This study examined the relationship between self-concept and two measures of academic performance, achievement and attrition. The Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS) was administered to 158 female junior college freshmen. data were collected on achievement (GPA), attrition (Drop nontransfers, Transfers, Persisters), academic ability (SAT), and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Dropouts
Hood, Duane – 1976
This report details the development and implementation of a follow-up system, by Western Texas Community College (WTCC) as a subcontractor for Project FOLLOW-UP, relating student flow patterns to educational goals. Phase I of this project involved establishment of a data base which included elements designed to reveal an adequate picture of…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Community Colleges, Databases, Educational Objectives
Becker, William J. – 1976
A screening mechanism using objective data was developed to determine which of the nearly 60 different associate degree and diploma occupational programs offered by Gateway Technical Institute should be subjected to in-depth evaluation and at what frequency the evaluation should be conducted. Four factors for which objective data were available…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Job Placement
Hanson, John W.; Henderson, John P. – 1969
This is one of 14 country studies which together with a final volume of summary and analysis will comprise a comprehensive Report on the Supply of Secondary Level Teachers in English-Speaking Africa. Each study is focused on the problem of determining the likely demand for overseas personnel for staffing secondary level institutions through 1975.…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Overseas Employment, Secondary Education
Hanson, John W.; And Others – 1970
This is one of 14 country studies which together with a final volume of summary and analysis will comprise a comprehensive Report on the Supply of Secondary Level Teachers in English-Speaking Africa. Each study is focused on the problem of determining the likely demand for overseas personnel for staffing secondary level institutions through 1975.…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Overseas Employment, Secondary Education
