This five-part report provides background for a research design for the study of student attrition and retention in the community college. After Part I introduces the larger study of high risk students for which this paper was prepared, Part II defines the concepts of retention and attrition with respect to the attainment of student objectives…

A study of admission and retention problems for black undergraduate students in seven predominantly white universities was commissioned to identify the principal problems, propose program alternatives to promote retention and graduation, and make recommendations about the responsibilities of the institutions in assuring access and graduation…

Crucial issues in teacher education facing black colleges were addressed in a conference on the preparation for, entry into, and retention or persistence in the teaching profession by blacks. Four specific topics were explored in this paper: (1) the administration of teacher education, where control rests, how standards are set, and strategies…

This is the third report of the longitudinal study of a sample of 629 students who first enrolled at Santa Ana College in fall 1977. Included are descriptive data gathered from the third set of questionnaires completed by returning and non-returning students in fall 1978 and demographic data obtained from the college's records. Third phase data…

In 1978, a study was conducted of the community college students who, after attending one of seven participating colleges, entered the University of Washington in Fall 1973 and were still in attendance in Spring 1974. For these 479 transfer students the following data were collected: community college entrance status (had an associate degree or…

Using two highly comparable surveys of British and American college graduates seven years after graduation, an analysis of the cross-national predictors of occupational status attainment of the women graduates was developed to test differences in the structural and socialization effects of the two educational systems. Comparative path analyses…

Difficulties faced by the female graduate are considered. In an attempt to assess institutional discrimination against the female student, the following areas are examined: enrollment of men and women in different fields of study, matriculation and attrition rates, and biographical data. Literature is reviewed that considers the impact of the…

Enrollment cards, transcripts, and financial aid records were examined for a 10% random sample of the 2,500 students in the Peralta Community College District who were receiving Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG) during 1977-78. Analyses were made to determine: (1) the degree to which the students complied with BEOG eligibility…

The impact of an activist counseling intervention delivery system for students with low academic achievement histories in an open admissions college is assessed. Students ranking in the lower half of their high school class and scoring below the 50th percentile on college entrance examinations were divided into two groups. Seventy-five students…

The improvement of student engaged time leads to instructional improvement. Major steps for improving instruction by improving student engaged time are information collection, comparison of information and identification of strategies, selection and preparation of strategies, and implementation and re-evaluation. This leader's guide covers the…

Demographic, academic, and other college-related characteristics of the persisting and nonpersisting students at Old Dominion University were investigated during a one-year period from fall 1976 to fall 1977. Information was collected from the student master registration file for a study population of 11,637 undergraduates. The students ranged in…

Los Angeles City College (LACC) catalogs for 1979 and every fifth year preceding 1979 were examined to investigate trends in the numbers and characteristics of faculty during the 50 years of the College's history. Variables included in the study were number of faculty, sex, length of time at the college, and highest degree attained. The study…

As part of a multiphase study on male and female student attitudes towards Air Force technical training and the relationship between those attitudes and student performance, the 121-item Technical Training Student Survey (TTSS) was administered to 12,666 technical training students. The attitudes of students from high attrition courses were…

Data obtained from 44 vocational teachers and 519 adult students included measures of student verbal gain, manual gain, satisfaction, and persistence, and of teachers' educational level, experience teaching adults, years of trade experience, age, mental ability, subject matter knowledge, teaching style, and number of teaching techniques used. The…

The success of Oakland University's Summer Support Program is analyzed and results are presented in 15 tables. Data presented include: number of graduates from Oakland as compared with number of entries; the amount of movement from one major to another; length of time Summer School Students (SSS) stay enrolled at Oakland; total credits accumulated…