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Nettles, Michael T.; Perna, Laura W. – 1997
This voluminous collection of data presents a detailed picture of the educational status, performance, progress, and financial support of African Americans in higher education and adult education. The 10 chapters, each with a brief overview and text sections that supplement the data tables, cover: (1) African American population characteristics;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Affirmative Action, Black Achievement
Howey, Kenneth R.; And Others – 1994
The Research About Teacher Education (RATE) project is an ongoing data collection effort to establish a reliable database about institutions of higher education where teachers are prepared, and about the faculty, students, and programs at these institutions. This study on the preparation of teachers in urban settings collected data from 230…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Career Choice, Clinical Experience
Schrader, William B. – 1976
A trend analysis was undertaken to determine the extent to which Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) candidates were applying to various groups of colleges in 1960-61, 1966-67, and 1973-74. Its relevance to the question of the SAT score decline involves the effects of two developments on the SAT candidate group: (1) the widening of access to higher…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission
Belanger, Charles H.; Lavallee, Lise – 1979
The private internal rate of return to investment is evaluated in two levels in each of the following four educational programs: computer science, nursing, nutrition, and social work. In these fields, a situation occurs in which many bachelor's degree graduates and community college vocational degree holders perform exactly the same work and…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Choice, College Programs
Berger, Marc I.; And Others – 1969
These six papers concern general educational problems and problems specific to two year colleges. In the first, Dr. Marc Berger stated unequivocally that Education, as traditionally viewed, is mythology. Its potential for bringing about change in the social order is non-existent; the task is beyond its scope. Dr. William Birenbaum, in the second…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Curriculum
Millett, Catherine M.; MacKenzie, Susan – 1996
This study examined, over a 3-year period, the ability of financial assistance for minority students to bridge the gap between generic higher education and the high-prestige, high-cost institutions that are associated with long-term economic benefits to graduates. Applying a variation of the status attainment model to data for the 1989-1990…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Black Students
Who's Who among American High School Students, Northbrook, IL. – 1987
Information for students, counselors, and parents to help in the evaluation of options and opportunities available for most college-bound students is presented in 20 articles. Titles and authors are as follows: "Getting the Most from Your High School Counselor" (James Warfield); "The Use of the SAT at Selective Colleges" (Judith Gatlin); "Tips on…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Advanced Placement Programs, Aptitude Tests, Church Related Colleges
Educational Communications, Inc., Lake Forest, IL. – 1982
Fourteen articles are directed to college-bound students regarding student financial aid information, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), advanced placement and credit by examination, college selection, types of colleges, choosing a major, and earning power after graduation. Techniques and publications that may help students gather accurate…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admissions Officers, Advanced Placement Programs, Church Related Colleges
Heck, Shirley F.; Weible, Thomas – 1978
In an effort to identify the motivational factors contributing to student retention or attrition, 487 students at the Mansfield Campus of Ohio State University (MC-OSU), a two-year, commuter campus, were surveyed to determine their characteristics and reasons for choosing MC-OSU and to assess the variances between their perceptions of the real and…
Descriptors: Age, Ancillary School Services, Career Choice, College Choice
North East Association for Institutional Research. – 1978
Papers from the 1978 conference of the North East Association for Institutional Research are presented. The theme of the conference was new responses to new demands. The conference report is divided into the following sections: five papers on planning, nine papers on marketing, five papers on communication, five papers on curricular and faculty…
Descriptors: Accountability, Collective Bargaining, College Attendance, College Choice
Fenske, Robert H., Ed.; Staskey, Paul J., Ed. – 1978
Forty-four papers are collected in this volume and categorized: invited papers on research and planning for higher education; organizational analysis; finance and resource allocation; program and outcomes analysis; modeling; evaluation; and studies of faculty and students. Abstracts of additional papers are included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, College Administration, College Choice, College Faculty
Lawrence, Judith K.; And Others – 1981
Responses of approximately 5,000 disabled freshmen who, when they entered college as first-time, full-time students in 1978, completed the Student Information Form (SIF) comprise this longitudinal study of the disabled student in higher education. Contents are as follows: (1) Introduction (overview, methodology, and sample); (2) Comparisons by…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, Cohort Analysis, College Choice
Cryer, Pat – 1996
This practical guide offers a British perspective to beginning, pursuing, and completing a research degree and is designed to aid graduate students in addressing a wide range of new and unfamiliar roles, expectations, and needs. Some issues addressed are specific to foreign students. An introductory section describes the guide's rationale and…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Faculty, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Needs
Stages, Frances K., Ed.; And Others – 1996
This collection of 17 readings presents research on college students grouped into sections on getting to college, the college environment, the developmental experience, and general reflections. Titles and authors are: (1) "Population Trends, Socioeconomic Status, and Geographic Distribution" (B. Astone and E. Nunez-Wormack); (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Choice, College Outcomes Assessment
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Washington, DC. – 1995
This is a resource list designed to alert administrators of student financial aid services at institutions of higher education to resources that can assist in responding to the challenges and strategies described in a companion report. It is organized alphabetically by topic. Listings include short bibliographic data and descriptions of each…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bibliographies, Budgets, College Administration
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