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Download full textKelly, Leonard J. – 1996
A study used Alexander Astin's (1993) Input-Environment-Output (I-E-O) model to examine persistence at the United States Coast Guard Academy (Connecticut). Because the study was conducted in a controlled social environment, measures of social environmental influence were derived from multiple inputs, including adaptability polls wherein every…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Case Studies, Dropout Characteristics, Higher Education
Miller, Michael T.; And Others – 1990
This case study of Southern Illinois University was conducted to determine the types of volunteers needed for an annual fund drive. Based on a random sample of 138 alumni donors who completed questionnaires, a donor profile was developed. Analysis of questionnaire responses found that only 48% reported being involved with extracurricular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alumni, Case Studies, Donors
Peer reviewedBoudreau, Nancy; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1997
Two studies illustrate how omitting faculty rank as a predictor variable from gender equity studies of faculty salaries can lead to incorrect conclusions about gender discrimination. One uses hypothetical data constructed so there is no gender difference in salary, but omission of academic rank skews the results. The second uses data from a…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty
Benefield, Larry D.; And Others – 1996
A study of a continuous quality improvement effort at Auburn University (Alabama) is reported. The study investigated variables predicting which students are at risk of failure. Data were drawn from the records of pre-engineering students enrolling at the university in fall terms of 1991 and 1993-95 (n=2,505). Data sources included achievement…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Dropout Prevention, Educational Quality
Saupe, Joe L.; Long, Shawna – 1996
A study investigated the appropriateness of admissions standards used for transfer students to the University of Missouri-Columbia, by analyzing the relationship between several possible predictor variables (number of transfer credits, transfer grade point average, type of previous institution, type of associate degree earned) and targeted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Admission Criteria, Case Studies
Salley, Charles D. – 1978
Accurate enrollment forecasts are a prerequisite for reliable budget projections. This is because tuition payments make up a significant portion of a university's revenue, and anticipated revenue is the immediate constraint on current operating expenditures. Accurate forecasts are even more critical to revenue projections when a university's…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
