In this chapter, the authors explore the effect of incentives on attrition and nonresponse in a multi-institutional longitudinal study. They organize this chapter into three sections. First, they review the literature regarding nonresponse among students and the effects of incentives on attrition and nonresponse in studies that employ…

In this article, the author discusses how researchers can use mixed-methods approaches and intersectional analyses to understand college access among first-generation Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). First, he discusses the utility of mixed-methods approaches and intersectionality research in studying college access. Then, he…

In this article, the authors report on research that aims to understand diversity in STEM and the principles of good practice in undergraduate science education that will improve rates of degree attainment and advancement into graduate studies in related fields among underrepresented racial minorities (URMs). Although students' precollege…

The vast amount of research conducted on student persistence over the past thirty years is indicative of the continuing and evolving interest in retention of students. Framed through multiple perspectives, this retention research is driven by the fact that more students leave institutions without graduating, year after year. Much more than an…

This study of Los Angeles City College (LACC) attrition examined characteristics of 397 randomly selected students who entered in the fall of 1967. Summaries of the more important findings follow. Ninety per cent of the sample population persisted through the first semester, though only sixteen per cent returned to complete a fifth semester.…

This is the third in an annual series of research reports from the Office of the College Examiner at Beloit College. The main goal of this institutional research is to acquire a bank of longitudinal data on each Beloit class in order to study change during the time the class is at Beloit. This report continues the descriptive work of the previous…

An overview of the Maryland Longitudinal Study (MLS) is presented, including information on the study's purpose, goals, features, subjects, and design. Features that make the study unique among collegiate longitudinal studies are identified. Information is provided on the study groups: a general representative sample of University of Maryland…

The Student Flow Project of the Hawaii community colleges in an ongoing longitudinal study designed to study how students progress through the community college system. It complements enrollment data by providing information on noncontinuing students. This update proposes a framework for data gathering and analysis of the fall 1975 entering group…

This is Rio Hondo College's (California) institutional report on the retention and graduation behavior of the fall 1995 new student cohort. These students were tracked through 2001 using a longitudinal student-tracking database. The report presents information concerning the assorted variables associated with term-to-term persistence and associate…

Data concerning first-time students at Tidewater Community College were examined to identify changing trends among certain student subgroups. Longitudinal data on first-time students, collected each fall quarter between 1973-77, were incorporated in the analyses. A series of contingency tables were developed to represent numerous demographic and…

A 5-year longitudinal study of 15,000 community college students was conducted to examine student behaviors and outcomes. The importance of longitudinal studies in the analysis of student outcomes data and as a baseline for future student tracking systems is discussed. The computer methodologies by which the data were collected and analyzed are…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS THROUGH OAKLAND CITY COLLEGE, AN INTENSIVE STUDY OF ONE ENTERING CLASS OF 1,463 FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN WAS STARTED IN THE FALL SEMESTER 1960. A SERIES OF EIGHT REPORTS FOLLOWS THESE STUDENTS FOR SEVEN SEMESTERS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY 11 PERCENT OF THE ORIGINAL GROUP WERE STILL…

This study, part of the longitudinal national Study of Student Learning, investigated the precollege characteristics and college experiences of 825 first-generation college students compared to those of 1,860 traditional students at 23 diverse institutions nationwide. First-year gains in students' reading, math, and critical thinking abilities…

This is the third report of the longitudinal study of a sample of 629 students who first enrolled at Santa Ana College in fall 1977. Included are descriptive data gathered from the third set of questionnaires completed by returning and non-returning students in fall 1978 and demographic data obtained from the college's records. Third phase data…

The academic persistence of undergraduate students at Arizona State University was studied. Demographic and academic profiles were developed, and persistence rates were calculated for the overall population of 3,166 freshmen, and by gender and ethnicity. Additional demographic variables were residency status and age. The academic variables…