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Molina, Dani; Morse, Andrew – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2017
This chapter discusses how understanding differences between National Guard members, reservists, active duty personnel, and veterans in higher education can better inform institutional evidence-based decision-making to support military-connected individuals' college access and success.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Institutional Research, Military Personnel, Military Service
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Yu, Hongwei; Campbell, Dale; Mendoza, Pilar – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Prior research studies associated the employment of part-time faculty with student degree and/or certificate completion (Benjamin, 2002; Ehrenberg & Zhang, 2005; Jacoby, 2006; Leslie & Gappa, 2002; Umbach, 2008; Umbach & Wawrzynski, 2005). To date, institutional-level data have been utilized to investigate whether such employment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduation, Associate Degrees, Certification
Carson, Cristi, Ed. – Online Submission, 2011
The NEAIR (North East Association for Institutional Research) 2011 Conference Proceedings is a compilation of papers presented at the Boston, Massachusetts conference. Papers in this document include: (1) Are Students Dropping Out or Dragging Out the College Experience? The Roles of Socioeconomic Status and Academic Background (Leslie S. Stratton…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Dropouts, Time to Degree, College Students
Arnold, Carolyn L. – 1997
Addressed to institutional researchers, this report from California's Chabot College presents information on National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data sets. Included is a discussion on how these data sets can be used to create peer groups of U.S. colleges, and to produce statistics on major student variables for each of these groups.…
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Hurtado, Sylvia; And Others – 1996
A study investigated the college application behaviors of students from different racial/ethnic groups (Whites, African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans) to understand differences in the college search and choice process. Data were drawn from two large national longitudinal studies, the National Education Longitudinal Study (1988)…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, College Applicants, College Choice
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Hurtado, Sylvia; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1997
Analysis of data from two national longitudinal studies focused on college application behaviors of different racial ethnic groups. Results show significant group differences in preparation behaviors, in number of colleges applied to, and in attendance at first-choice institution. Institutions are urged to evaluate the potential effects of policy…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Access to Education, Administrative Policy, College Admission