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Peer reviewedZingg, Paul J. – Educational Forum, 1982
This article concentrates on the world of the student-athlete and those forces which, for better or worse, influence it. It analyzes the student athlete as a benefactor of those influences. Discusses the responsibility of teachers, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the academic advisor, college admissions policies, recruiters, coaches,…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Athletics
Download full textMcKenzie, Douglas – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1981
Student employment, it is suggested, may have a surprising effect on student retention. Two studies that confirm the potential impact that employment can have on student persistence are discussed. Financial aid officers may consider altering traditional awarding strategies regarding college work-study eligibility. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Eligibility, Enrollment, Higher Education
Tanner, Jeffery M. – 1994
In response to problems experienced by students from two-year college feeder schools, Brigham Young University (BYU) designed a computer file and transfer matrix screen to automate and standardize the transfer evaluation process. The file contains transcript information on courses for each college providing transfer students, including such…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Computer Software Development
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Excerpts from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Presidents' Commission policy paper on intercollegiate athletics reform address such issues as the college experience of athletes, awarding of student financial aid, eligibility, the effects of competition, recruitment policies, program effects on institutions as well as athletes, and…
Descriptors: Athletes, Change Strategies, College Athletics, Competition
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
Provisions of federal legislation to extend federal support of student financial aid programs, educational facilities, migrant and disadvantaged programs, libraries, community development, continuing and cooperative education, graduate study, institutional aid, international studies, minority recruitment into science, teacher education, veterans…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education
Gray, Maryann Jacobi; And Others – 1996
This report presents the results of case studies of 14 institutions of higher education regarding the challenges presented by the increase in immigration and the ways in which these institutions respond to the needs of immigrant students. Chapter 1 discusses study goals, access to education, student retention, and academic achievement. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Change Agents
