Three institutions effected agreements enabling students in all of the institutions to enroll in the same course, a six-credit introductory psychology course. The three institutions--Athabasca University (AU), The Open Learning Institute (OLI), and North Island College (NIC)--were distance education institutions with open admissions policies which…

In fall 1979, a study was initiated of the persistence and graduation rates of 10,015 students who transferred from public and private two-year colleges in Illinois to senior colleges and universities in the state for 5 years after transfer. Analyses focusing on the third and fourth years after transfer indicated: (1) 60% of the associate in…

The first phase of a study to predict retention and withdrawal among disadvantaged students at an urban commuter institution is described. Variable selection for the study was guided by Tinto's (1975) and Bean's (1982) models. Pilot testing was undertaken to estimate some psychometric characteristics of Pascarella and Terenzini's institutional…

In spring 1984, a study was conducted of all students who first entered Howard Community College (HCC) in fall 1982, including those students who were still enrolled three semesters after initial entry (N=354) and those who were no longer enrolled (N=1,045). Two survey instruments were developed and distributed, soliciting information about…

Despite the exponential growth in online learning, student retention rates in the online environment remain a concern to educators. Online learning @ UniSA is a learning object aimed at laying foundations for online learning for prospective students. It uses the voices of student peers to explore the qualities needed to succeed. Through the…

The importance of learning styles to student retention and career decision guidance is considered. Learning style is the way people process information and solve problems. Research on right and left brain processing, which indicates that the left hemisphere controls thoughts that are predominately rational and the right hemisphere controls…

The study evaluated the identification process for programs for the gifted and talented in the District of Columbia public schools. The authors (McBeath, Blackshear, and Smart) used the Baldwin Identification Matrix (which includes an informal creative thinking test, reading and mathematics tests, grades, and nominations) as a data management…

A study was conducted at Eastfield College, Texas, to assess the impact of remedial reading instruction on the academic achievement of students with reading skill deficiencies. The study involved all students whose basic skills were assessed at Eastfield College and who received academic advisement between April 1978 and August 1978 (N=898). Of…

BECAUSE OF DECREASING ENGINEERING ENROLLMENTS AND INCREASING ATTRITION RATES, FACTORS RELATED TO PERSISTENCE OR CHANGE IN MAJOR FIELD BY ACADEMICALLY PROFICIENT STUDENTS WERE STUDIED. THE SAMPLE, COMPOSED OF MALE STUDENTS ENTERING AS FRESHMEN AT THREE MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITIES, WAS SUBSEQUENTLY IDENTIFIED AS PERSISTERS OR NON-PERSISTERS.…

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS--(1) "TEACHING IN AMERICA--THE STATE PERSPECTIVE," BY F. KEPPEL (CONCERNED WITH THE PROBABLE GROWTH OF POWERS AT THE STATE LEVEL OVER EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PRACTICE, POSSIBLE CHANGES IN THE PERSONNEL STRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOLS, AND THE DEMAND BY TEACHERS FOR…

TO IDENTIFY THE EXPRESSED MOTIVES AND PERCEPTIONS WHICH DIFFERENTIATE TEACHERS WHO REMAIN FROM TEACHERS WHO LEAVE SLUM SCHOOLS, 62 WOMEN--42 "STAYERS" AND 20 "LEAVERS" WERE INTERVIEWED. RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS--(1) WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MAIN REASON YOU HAVE REMAINED IN THIS SCHOOL AND (2) WHAT IS THE MOST SATISFYING THING…

AN EXPLORATORY SURVEY INVESTIGATED THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCES AMONG COMMUTING STUDENTS, ATTENDING THREE TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS TO COMPARE COLLEGE EXPERIENCES BETWEEN COMMUTING AND RESIDENT STUDENTS. STUDENTS SELECTED FOR STUDY WERE (1) 100 COMMUTERS FROM A LARGE, PRIMARILY RESIDENT UNIVERSITY, (2) 100 COMMUTERS FROM A COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH NO…

The Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, and Public Health Service are each experiencing some problems in the recruitment of physicians. Except for certain specialties, the General Accounting Office found no serious problems in either recruiting or retaining dentists in any of these agencies. It is difficult to identify and assess…

People often perform poorly on tasks following experience with unsolvable problems. Two competing explanations for this performance deficit (learned helplessness and egotism) were tested. Subjects were given either solvable or unsolvable discrimination problems and then a series of anagrams which were alleged to be either highly or moderately…

Except for several Human Resources Research Organization studies of the military, no systematic study has been made of the effects of attitudes and incentives on manpower availability. One such study explored the effects of early Army experience in the career orientation of Army recruits and found that early positive motivation for service was…