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Giovenco, Daniel P.; Gundersen, Daniel A.; Delnevo, Cristine D. – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objective: To explore the feasibility of a random-digit dial (RDD) cellular phone survey in order to reach a national and representative sample of college students. Methods: Demographic distributions from the 2011 National Young Adult Health Survey (NYAHS) were benchmarked against enrollment numbers from the Integrated Postsecondary Education…
Descriptors: College Students, Sampling, Sample Size, Comparative Analysis
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Baars, G. J. A.; Arnold, I. J. M. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2014
At Erasmus School of Economics about 40% of the students in the bachelor program Economics and Business drop out in the first academic year. We examined whether it is feasible (a) to identify on the basis of their participation and achievement in the first 2 (out of 10) examinations students who drop out in the first year, and (b) to characterize…
Descriptors: Dropouts, College Freshmen, Dropout Characteristics, Identification
Askov, Eunice; Simpson, Mary – 2001
The possibility of creating an appropriate online learning environment for distance adult students was examined in a study of 22 Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) students' attitudes regarding the online version of a course offered as part of Penn State's masters of education program. The students completed surveys before, during, and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education