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Download full textLucas, John A.; Miller, William – 1996
As part of a review of the Geography, History, and Political Science department, William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), in Illinois, conducted a study of students who had enrolled in three or more courses in the department from 1990 to 1995 and who were not enrolled in fall 1995. Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of 300 students,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Geography Instruction
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1993
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Illinois to develop a profile of students who withdrew from courses between summer 1990 and spring 1992. For the 2-year period studied, each degree credit student who officially withdrew from a course was asked to complete a survey form, indicating withdrawal status, whether a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Courses
Lucas, John A.; And Others – 1994
A follow-up study was conducted at Illinois' William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to investigate the experiences of students 25 years of age and older at the college, including the services they used, the barriers they faced, and the ways WRHC could assist adult students in the future. A survey instrument was mailed to a stratified random sample…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Community Colleges, Educational Attitudes
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1991
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of students who withdrew from courses between 1988 and 1990 and to compare this profile with the results of a 1986-88 withdrawal study. For the 2-year period studied, each degree credit student who officially withdrew from a course was asked to complete a survey…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Courses
Flaherty, Toni; Lucas, John A. – 1989
Since 1974, William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) has conducted 12 surveys of students who dropped out after one or more semesters of attendance without having accumulated 48 credit hours. Each spring and fall from fall 1974 to spring 1987, students who had attended WRHC the previous term, but who were not enrolled for the current term, were…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Lucas, John A. – 1988
In spring 1987, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to assess the satisfaction of minority students with campus life and to gather selected demographic and performance data. Random samples of 100 Asian, 100 Black, 100 Hispanic, and 100 White students were surveyed by mail or, if there was no response to the mail survey,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Black Students, Community Colleges
Lucas, John A. – 1988
As part of an ongoing evaluation of the career programs at Illinois' William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), a follow-up study of 1986 program graduates was conducted and results were compared with previous years. Questionnaires were sent to 491 students who earned 48 or more hours during the 1985-86 academic year at WRHC. Study findings, based on a…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Singlemann, Jay C.; Lucas, John A. – 1980
In 1974, 1978, and 1980, follow-up surveys of former data processing students were conducted by William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to help evaluate the data processing program and support curriculum development. The 1974 survey included anyone enrolled between fall 1968 and spring 1973 who had taken any data processing course, while the 1978 and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Processing, Data Processing Occupations
PDF pending restorationMeltesen, Cal; Lucas, John A. – 1991
In an ongoing effort to evaluate how well William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), in Palatine, Illinois, prepares its students to transfer into baccalaureate programs, a survey was conducted of all 824 transfer-oriented students who had accumulated at least 48 semester hours of credit during the 1988-89 academic year. Study results, based on a 69%…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Meltesen, Cal; Lucas, John A. – 1990
In an effort to evaluate how well William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) prepares its students to transfer into baccalaureate degree programs, a survey was conducted of all 841 transfer-oriented students who reached 48 or more semester hours during the 1986-87 academic year. Students were asked about their current status, their evaluation of WRHC,…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Johnson, Thomas A.; Lucas, John A. – 1981
In 1980, a follow-up study was conducted of students in the Banking, Finance, and Credit curriculum (BFC) at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC). A questionnaire was mailed to all 40 students who had achieved a degree or certificate or had passed five courses in the BFC curriculum since its establishment in fall 1976. The instrument solicited…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Education Work Relationship
Lucas, John A. – 1978
All 484 transfer-oriented students were surveyed one year after they completed at least 48 semester hours at Harper College; an 82% response rate was attained. Results showed that over 75% of the transfer alumni continued their education, but 20% of these were enrolled at Harper. Of those who left Harper, 73% transferred to another college or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Followup Studies
Rilki, Ernest; Lucas, John A. – 1987
In spring 1987, a follow-up survey was conducted of former William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) students who had taken five or more data processing courses at the college between 1980 and 1986. The survey focused on the students' employment status and educational intent while attending WRHC, their present employment situation, and their evaluation…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Data Processing, Employment Patterns
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1990
As part of an ongoing evaluation of the career programs at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), a follow-up study of 1988 career alumni was conducted and results were compared with previous years. Questionnaires were sent to 517 students who earned 48 or more hours during the 1987-88 academic year at WRHC. Study findings, based on a 75% response…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Gebart, Henriette D.; Lucas, John A. – 1980
A follow-up study of graduates of William Rainey Harper College's (WRHC's) Dietetic Technician program was conducted during Fall 1979 to evaluate and to obtain externally required information about the program. A questionnaire was mailed to all 47 students who graduated from the program between 1975 and 1979 requesting information on employment…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, College Graduates, Dietetics
