Differences in responses to personality items between subjects who prefer job security and low earnings and those who prefer high risk and high income jobs suggest basic and generalized differences in life style. (Author)

Includes Section III, materials for reading students, and Section IV, materials for reading instructors; Sections I and II were published in the Winter 1969 issue (pp. 10-56) and other sections will appear in subsequent issues; to be updated annually. (Editors/RD)

The results of this study underline the good potential and performance of junior college transfers. Especially noteworthy are the responses which indicated a high rate of persistence, a low attrition rate, confidence of a probability of success equal to the native study, and a low incidence of academic failure. (Author)

Intellective and nonintellective predictors and criteria were studied among 687 community college students. College grades were highly predictable from high school grades and intellective tests, nonintellective criteria were independent of this criteria and were unpredittable. Where educational and vocational plans and experiences were…

The nature and extent of drug use on an urban community college campus and the relationship between drug use and academic success were examined. Results of the investigation clearly indicate that there is no significant relationship between drug use and academic achievement at the college from which the sample was drawn. (JN)

Reports on a study that asked four questions of accounting department chairpersons in one state's community college system regarding recruitment and retention of accounting students. Offers conclusions and recommendations for community college counselors, administrators, and accounting faculty. Among the important strategies are funding for tutors…

Interviewed 17 community college students to investigate their identity and the personal salience of various identity domains: race, gender, sexual orientation, relationships, career, religious beliefs, and political beliefs. Found that these seven domains varied in importance, with racial identity as the most salient. Concentrated on these…

Explores the relationship between expectations of success or failure in community college students and the functions of writing. Considers if high, medium, and low self-efficacy writers differ in terms of the range of the possible functions and usage. Reveals a direct correlation between self-efficacy on each of three dimensions. Calls attention…

Investigated the effectiveness of cognitive and exemplary modeling on 64 college women who failed a water-level task. The model's demonstration was followed with near maximal gains in the correct solution of the water-line problems and in the production of correct justifications. (RJC)

Used Tinto's theory of departure to study persisting and nonpersisting students at large community college. Student Involvement Questionnaire III was completed by 521 persisting and 245 nonpersisting students. Results revealed that, compared to nonpersisters, persisters had greater academic integration, goal and institutional commitment, and…

A study of late registration among community college students (n=almost 39,000 class registrations) found that late registrants were more likely to complete courses than those who registered in a timely fashion, and there was no appreciable difference in the two groups' academic performance. (MSE)

This chapter provides an overview of the League for Innovation in the Community College's project on learning outcomes. The 21st Century Learning Outcomes Project was a three-year project involving sixteen diverse community colleges that supported the development of practices for assessing and using student learning outcomes to improve student…

The references in this document provide an overview of empirical studies that draw upon both national survey data and institutional case studies to advance the understanding of the community college transfer mission. Specific themes addressed in the selected references include: (1) factors that influence student transfer opportunities as well as…

Encouraging students to be more vocal members of the response sequence can assist teachers in writing stronger comments on student texts. The author conducted a small-scale study of students' reactions to response formats, finding that students preferred formats that allowed teachers to elaborate on their comments, displayed teacher effort,…