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Haydarov, Rustam; Moxley, Virginia; Anderson, Dawn – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
This article examines definitions, rationales, and calculations associated with higher education performance measures: persistence, retention rate, attrition rate, drop-out rate, and graduation rate. Strengths and limitations of these measures are scrutinized relative to online master's programs. Outcomes of a sample of students (N = 96) enrolled…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Graduate Students, Online Courses, Masters Programs
Thoresen, Carol W. – 1998
The Montana Systemic Teacher Excellence Preparation (STEP) Project is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Collaborative for Teacher Preparation (CETP), funded in 1993, as an initiative to accomplish systemic change in mathematics and science teacher preparation in Montana. The STEP collaborative uses a team approach to redesign content and methods…
Descriptors: American Indians, Criteria, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Brazziel, William – 1978
A small-sample exploratory investigation is reported that attempted to develop some initial insights regarding the uses of manpower and labor market data in new planning, the needs for new types and forms of data, the nature of program changes generated, and the needs for further research and development. Planning models and program change data…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Planning, Data Analysis
Miller, Greg, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings contain 48 presentations and 15 poster abstracts. Papers include "Computer Tasks Required in Selected Undergraduate Agriculture Courses" (Johnson, Ferguson, Vokinnns, Lester); "College of Agriculture Faculty Perceptions of Electronic Technologies in Teaching" (Dooley, Murphy); "Steering Through Turbulent…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Sciences