Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Source
| ProQuest LLC | 2 |
| Chronicle of Higher Education | 1 |
| International Journal of… | 1 |
| Journal of Education Finance | 1 |
| Lumina Foundation | 1 |
Author
| Bogue, E. Grady | 1 |
| Jaschik, Scott | 1 |
| Kathi LeCroy-Horne | 1 |
| Menifield, Charles E. | 1 |
| Tharp, Terri J. | 1 |
| Wright, David L. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 4 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Tennessee | 6 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Does not meet standards | 1 |
Direct linkKathi LeCroy-Horne – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative nonexperimental study was to investigate the success of students who use transfer articulation agreements to transfer from any of the 13 community colleges in Tennessee to one of the state's public, four-year, locally governed institutions to complete a bachelor's degree. Data were collected from five 4-year public…
Descriptors: Community College Students, College Transfer Students, Colleges, Transfer Policy
Download full textWright, David L. – Lumina Foundation, 2016
This is the executive summary for "Structuring State Policy for Student Success: Applying Incentives in the Volunteer State." For many years, state funding to public colleges and universities in Tennessee and across the nation was distributed based primarily on enrollment, rather than degree production or efficiency. This led or allowed…
Descriptors: State Policy, Academic Achievement, Incentives, State Colleges
Tharp, Terri J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study investigated the impact of learning communities on the academic success of university students at-risk of academic failure. The effects of learning communities (LC) at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) on cumulative GPAs, retention rates, and earned cumulative hours of students with ACT sub-scores of 17 or 18 in math who were…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, State Colleges, At Risk Students, Academic Failure
Peer reviewedMenifield, Charles E. – Journal of Education Finance, 2012
Student retention and low graduation rates are the most significant problems associated with state provided student aid. Evidence suggests that the problems are chronic to certain populations in state colleges and universities. This research examines lottery scholarship data to determine those factors that affect scholarship retention and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, School Holding Power, Grade Point Average, Evidence
Bogue, E. Grady – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1982
Questions of college performance in the United States are inevitably answered in terms of numbers rather than performance. A Tennessee policy links two percent of state funding to outcomes rather than size. The policy has major implications for funding and performance in colleges and other service-oriented institutions. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
At the request of governing boards and legislatures, increasing numbers of state colleges and universities are using "value-added" tests and surveys to measure student learning in college. The measures compare academic achievement and student analytical skills before and after certain periods of college study, usually using standardized…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Educational Trends, Higher Education
