Denmark has persistent challenges with an unacceptably large 'residual group' of young people with no upper secondary education. Vocational education and training programs continue to suffer low enrollment and high dropout rates. Far too many ethnic minority boys drop out of school and educational system in Denmark. At the same time, there is a…

This study explored the outcome of academically dismissed students reinstated the semester following academic dismissal at a medium-size Midwestern University. Logistic regression was utilized to identify predictors that may assist academic administrators in making decisions regarding future reinstatement activities. The overall model correctly…

A major administrative and research need is the explicit integration of behavioral educational objectives, such as student body quality or student academic success, with present college costing and planning models. With this objective in mind, this study develops a freshman admissions planning model which classifies high school graduates by…

Presents the drastic effects that selection on several variables can sometimes have on the validity of predictor variables. Discusses practical implications of correcting correlations for selection effects and reporting results of validity studies. (Author)

Two admissions models are developed to predict future academic performance of graduate management students. The corrected model, using data obtained from the entire applicant group instead of just those admitted, demonstrated higher predictive ability. (Author/KM)

The author presents an economic model for selective admissions to postsecondary nursing programs. Primary determinants of the admissions model are employment needs, availability of educational resources, and personal resources (ability and learning potential). As there are more applicants than resources, selective admission practices are…

Selection fairness is explored in the context of data from DeFunis v. Odegaard, the recent Supreme Court case, and societal demands for increased numbers of minority professionals. These models of selection fairness are considered: Clary's regression model, Darlington's subjective regression model, the equal risk model of Einhorm & Bass,…

The Program in Medical Sciences (PIMS) is designed to combine the selection of a heterogeneous class without significant change in the educational environment as designed for a homogeneous class. The program is an attempt to equalize the allocation of resources of the medical profession and to provide primary care physicians to underserved areas.…

Discusses university expectations of student applicants, investigates student preparedness for entry into higher education, and identifies learning outcomes that need to be formed to prepare students for the realities of higher education. Provides a model for a modular, semesterized program that prepares students for the experience of higher…

In November 1989, nine research designs developed to assist local colleges in the evaluation of their matriculation activities were disseminated to the California community colleges. These designs, created as part of the Local Research Options Project, focused on measuring the effects of the colleges' matriculation activities on student…

This document is a comprehensive admissions model that has been constructed to assist secondary school personnel in the state of Missouri with the admission and selection of students for vocational programs. The model is presented in flowchart form with an accompanying outline that describes the various steps, followed by the forms necessary to…

This comprehensive admissions model is designed to assist school personnel on both the secondary and postsecondary levels in the State of Missouri with the admission and selection of students for vocational programs. Presented in flow chart form with an accompanying outline to describe its various steps, the model addresses the following stages of…

This booklet presents a model for recruitment, selection, counseling, and placement activities of students in Grade 7 through individuals out of school. This overall model for a counseling and vocational guidance program in a fictitious area vocational-technical school located "somewhere in West Virginia" is divided into four areas: recruitment,…