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Download full textFriedlander, Jack – 1981
In an effort to promote greater student participation (especially among women and minorities) in science courses and programs, a study of science education in the Los Angeles Community College District was conducted. The primary objectives of the study were, first, to describe students' course-taking patterns, science background, and attitudes…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Science, Community Colleges, Courses
Fujita, Eleanor; Oromaner, Mark – 1992
At Hudson County Community College (HCCC), in New Jersey, research on student attrition has included cohort specific studies of enrollment and completion patterns, enrollment pattern studies of instructional programs, and periodic surveys of enrolled students, former students, and graduates. A comparative analysis conducted of previous attrition…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research
Friedlander, Jack – 1981
A study was conducted at a large, multi-campus, urban community college district to determine: (1) which science courses were being completed by women and minority students; (2) the completion rates of women and minority students in different areas of science, i.e., social science, mathematics, physical science, biological science, engineering,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Agriculture, American Indians
Rasor, Richard A.; And Others – 1980
In an effort to determine the causes of student attrition, a study was conducted at American River College (ARC) in December 1979, involving: (1) a survey of 1,174 students who had dropped at least one class while at ARC, and (2) a categorization of the reasons for college withdrawal indicated by 591 students on ARC's standardized withdrawal form.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Average Daily Membership, Community Colleges, Course Content
Pascarella, Ernest T. – 1982
The extent to which Tinto's model of college withdrawal has predictive validity in different types of postsecondary institutions was tested during the 1978-79 and 1979-80 academic years. Secondary analyses were conducted on a sample of 2,326 freshman students from 11 diverse institutions participating in project CHOICE (to better inform…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Commuter Colleges
Roueche, Suanne D.; Comstock, Veronica Nora – 1981
Results are presented for a study of the in- and out-of-class literacy demands made on community college students and their responses to these demands. After an executive summary, introductory material reviews the issues of adult literacy and literacy development in the community college. The first of the report's two sections describes…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Adult Literacy, College Role
