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Bishop, John; Van Dyk, Jane – 1975
Institutional and individual determinants of adult participation in higher education are examined. By means of an ordinary least squares regression, the 1970 degree-credit college enrollment of a sample of 57,689 married men and women 25 or older living in metropolitan areas was predicted. Being a Vietnam veteran tripled the likelihood of a male's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, College Attendance
Bucks County Community Coll., Newtown, PA. Office of Institutional Research. – 1973
In this follow-up study, information was obtained regarding the educational and employment patterns of students who withdrew from Bucks County Community College, their reasons for withdrawing, and their evaluation of the college's programs and services. The questionnaire used (a copy of which is provided in an appendix) was similar to the one used…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, Community Colleges, Data Analysis
Perry, Dallis K.; And Others – 1971
The results of scholastic aptitude surveys of freshmen entering Minnesota colleges in Fall 1965 and Fall 1968, most of whom had been tested as high school juniors in the winters of 1964 and 1967 respectively, are presented. Tables show the distribution of ability of students entering various types of Minnesota colleges. (MS)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, College Freshmen
Ilika, Joseph – 1972
This review summarizes longitudinal research (as it relates to concerns of learner specialists) reported in "Research in Education,""Reading Research Quarterly," and "Dissertation Abstracts International" during 1960-72. Emphases discovered were: beginning and remedial reading; programs and school organization; admission to, retention in, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Career Choice, College Admission, College Attendance
PERLOE, SIDNEY I. – 1967
THIS RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED TO PRODUCE A QUESTIONNAIRE THAT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR EXAMINING THE DEGREE TO WHICH PRESENT DAY COLLEGE ATTENDANCE FACILITATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF VALUE ORIENTATIONS LIKELY TO ENCOURAGE FUTURE GOOD CITIZENSHIP. A SECOND PURPOSE WAS TO BROADEN THE DOMAIN OF VALUES GENERALLY STUDIED BY SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS TO INCLUDE THE…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility
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Gleazer, Edmund J., Jr. – NASPA Journal, 1977
Describes a program of going beyond a student orientation to people orientation to serve the so-called "new learners". Presented at NASPA convention in Atlanta, April, 1977. (Author)
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, College Administration, College Attendance, College Students
Equity and Choice, 1987
The racial gap in who is going to college is wider now than at any time in the past 25 years. Bureau of Labor statistics show 50 percent of whites entered college in 1975. In 1985, that figure had risen to 60 percent. In 1985, about 50 percent of nonwhites entered college. In 1985, 45 percent entered. (PS)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, Educational Demand, Educational Discrimination
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Mallinckrodt, Brent; Sedlacek, William E. – NASPA Journal, 1987
Examined whether use of campus facilities was related to student retention in 100 white, 78 black, and 29 international students. Results suggest that use of campus facilities is related to retention for students, and for black students in particular. Library use was related to retention for all groups, use of nonacademic facilities was…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, Campus Planning, College Attendance
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Stampen, Jacob O.; Fenske, Robert H. – Review of Higher Education, 1988
"Great society" financial aid programs successfully raised the curve of minority participation, but in the late 1970s, the curve flattened and is descending as college costs outpace financial aid. The most promising strategy for overcoming declining minority participation is to improve academic performance among low-income and minority students.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College Attendance, Equal Education
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Stodt, Martha McGinty – New Directions for Higher Education, 1987
Three major goals that are consistent and mutually reinforcing are identified: quality education, student development, and retention of students. The factors that encourage persistence in college also increase the benefits of a college education. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Attendance, Consortia
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Lam, Y. L. Jack – Journal of Educational Administration, 1984
Stepwise discriminant analysis coupled with logit regression analysis of freshmen data from Brandon University (Manitoba) indicated that six tested variables drawn from research on university dropouts were useful in predicting attrition: student status, residence, financial sources, distance from home town, goal fulfillment, and satisfaction with…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Freshmen, Dropout Research, Higher Education
Hossler, Don – College Board Review, 1985
The concept of enrollment management is gaining acceptance as a means of ensuring institutional vitality. Those responsible for enrollment management must have direct responsibility for: student marketing and recruitment, pricing and financial aid, academic and career advising, academic assistance programs, institutional research, orientation,…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Administration, College Attendance, Enrollment
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Petrovich, Janice – Educational Record, 1984
A look at recent enrollment trends (including projected declines) is provided. The feared decline in postsecondary enrollments has not yet occurred; however, other economic, demographic, and social pressures contributed to the changing the character of the postsecondary student body. (MLW)
Descriptors: Charts, College Attendance, College Freshmen, Data Analysis
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Battaglini, Janis K. – 2002
This report presents retention and graduation patterns of full-time undergraduate students at Maryland's public four-year colleges and universities from 1980 to 2000. It focuses on the number and percentage of students who were retained at their original campuses and those who graduated from any senior public college or university in the state.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Attendance, College Graduates, Enrollment
Funk, Patricia E.; Bailey, Jon – 1999
Current school finance policy in Nebraska rests on the premise that higher costs due to small school size should not be subsidized by state funds unless there is no consolidation alternative. This report aims to reframe the school size debate by demonstrating the excellent performance of Nebraska's small schools in high school completion and…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Dropouts, Educational Attainment, Educational Equity (Finance)
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