This report focuses on the role of the college-preparatory curriculum in improving the academic achievement and college readiness of students from high schools in the member districts of the Council of the Great City Schools. Specifically, the report addresses the following questions: (1) Is taking a core college-preparatory curriculum and…

This policy brief is based on a qualitative study of eight, low-income, urban, pre-college Latinas in California. Data for this study were collected using a narrative approach, guided by two questions: (1) What are the experiences of low-income, urban Latina students seeking financial aid to attend college?; and (2) Based on their efforts,…

In order to meet two key objectives, enrollment managers at colleges and universities make extensive use of single equation probability models. The first objective is to generate sufficient financial resources to educate the students enrolled. The more dependent the institution is on tuition revenues, the more important is this objective. The…

This qualitative report examines a successful public university program funded by the Avon Foundation to provide scholarship and support services to non-traditional female community college transfer students. Female commuter transfer students often manage multiple roles of parent, student, and employee while attending college. This article…

Transfer is a crucial point in a student's educational pathway since a student who fails to transfer will not be able to attain a bachelor's degree or the benefits that accompany it, such as middle-class status and higher earnings. When members of ethnic minority groups are particularly disadvantaged in reaching their full educational potential, a…

This study examines how institutional expenditures and grants (student financial aid) relate to retention and graduation. It looks at this relationship over a 10-year period and examines differences between institutions with low- and high-admissions selectivity standards. In general, expenditures for institutional grants positively contributed to…

Article evaluated the problem of financing higher education and the rights of students who were non-residents attempting to gain status as residents thereby qualifying for financial aid. (RK)

Research has shown a relation between a student's academic major decision status and the quality of his/her adjustment to college. Three studies were conducted to examine this issue in college freshmen. The Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ) was used to measure academic adjustment, social adjustment, personal-emotional adjustment,…

This article discusses student psychological and human needs and the role of the university or college in fulfilling these needs. (HMD)

A look at the case method of studying higher education ministries begins with an essay on the use of the method and is followed by three case studies. In the introductory essay, Robert A. Evans discusses the advantages of the method: that it represents slices of real life and not imagined illustrations of issues, that it can focus on specific…

PROSPECTIVE JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF DIFFICULTIES THEY MAY ENCOUNTER IN SUCH MATTERS AS (1) INADEQUACIES OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, (2) PROGRAM DEFICIENCES, (3) SHORTAGES OF ADEQUATE STAFF, (4) TRANSFER PROBLEMS, AND (5) STATUS AND PRESTIGE FACTORS. COUNSELORS SHOULD HELP STUDENTS TO APPRAISE BOTH THE POSITIVE AND THE NEGATIVE…

Judicial standards of procedure and substance are presented to encourage consistency in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, in cases of student discipline in tax supported institutions of higher learning. The relationship between education and the courts is discussed, concluding that only where erroneous and…

The relationship between the ideal of a university and its reality in the experience of its members has become a major issue of controversy. The courts, however, rarely discuss the university in terms of a community. Most cases concerning student-institutional relationships that reach court are decided ad hoc, for the law leaves student rights and…

Changes in self esteem or life goals of college students are likely to be related to the degree of success experienced in various types of extracurricular activities. To test this hypothesis, questionnaires containing 8 items requiring self-ratings and 8 items describing desirable accomplishments, aspirations or goals were administered in 1964 and…

The report covers preparatory work for a further two-year study of student affiliation and drop-out at a four-year urban commuter college, Portland State College. The principal task was the development and testing of a series of scales measuring various aspects of student affiliation. After preliminary testing, scale test items were administered…