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Purdie, John R., II; Williams, James E.; Ellersieck, Mark R. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
All first-year students who entered the University of Missouri-Columbia as animal science majors between the fall of 1998 and 2004 (n = 619) had the opportunity to participate in a residentially-based Freshmen Interest Group (FIG) and/or a learning community specifically designed for them. The odds of graduating is significant for all three…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Student Participation
Shaw, Robert C. – North Central Association Quarterly, 1980
Describes a study conducted to determine the accuracy of the Cohort-Survival Method of Enrollment Forecasting, based on enrollment data collected over a ten-year period from a random sample of 42 Missouri school districts. Compares forecast accuracy with the enrollment stability and location of each of the districts. (JP)
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections