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Download full textBelcheir, Marcia J. – 1997
This study examined the reasons why students enrolled at Boise State University (BSU) in Idaho during the Fall 1995 semester did not return for the Spring semester. A total of 443 students who did not return for the Spring semester were surveyed. The study found that BSU leavers were more likely than a national sample of college leavers to…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education, Scheduling
Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1997
This report provides the results of a study designed to assess the type of student who chooses to enroll at Boise State University (BSU) in Idaho and what these students experience during their first semester. It is based upon information available from school records for 1,497 Fall 1995 first-time-in-college students who indicated that they were…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation
Belcheir, Marcia J.; Michener, Barbara – 1997
This second in a series of qualitative studies examined the classroom experiences and impressions of first-time freshmen at Boise State University (BSU, Idaho). Twenty-five freshmen completed weekly open-ended telephone interviews, kept journals, and participated in an end-of-term group meeting during the fall term of 1996. The results indicated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, College Faculty, College Freshmen
Michener, Barbara; Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1997
This qualitative study examined the experiences and impressions of first-time freshmen at Boise State University (BSU) in Idaho. Twenty-five freshmen completed weekly open-ended interviews, kept journals, and participated in an end-of-term group meeting during the fall term of 1996. The results indicated that most students found getting…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Admission (School), College Choice, College Freshmen
Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1997
This study sought to predict first-term grade point average (GPA), spring reenrollment, and enrollment one year later for 235 new freshmen students at Boise State University (BSU) in Idaho. Data included a wide variety of academic and personal information gathered from two surveys at the beginning and the end of fall term of 1995. The study found…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Freshmen, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends
Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1999
This study compared the perceptions of Boise State University (BSU) students with those of other four-year college enrollees in the areas of importance of educational outcomes, college contributions to reaching educational outcomes, personal growth in a variety of areas, and college contributions to personal growth. The study used the American…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives
