In conflict with some widely held convictions, the authors conclude that the proximity of a college has little effect for most youth on the likelihood of going to college, regardless of the type of institution. (MJM)

Evidence indicates that present arrangements in California community college districts do not always provide the necessary mobility for students to attend college outside their own district. Current practices may encourage duplication of effort, especially with high-cost programs and/or low enrollment. This study is concerned with: (1) the…

Discusses problems faced by college athletes, particularly those with inadequate academic preparation. In addition to physical, emotional, and financial stresses, travel requirements may cause athletes to miss about 26 percent of their classes. Universities should provide developmental programs for student athletes with remedial problems. (JAC)

Developed and validated an instrument to assess high school students' attitudes toward college. Used the instrument to examine college attendance plans in a sample of disadvantaged students in two experiments. Results showed that students' attitudes toward college, as measured by the instrument, were manipulatable. (Author/BH)

Illustrates the use of discriminant analysis to identify the background factors among accepted applicants that best predict actual attendance. An illustration for MBA programs at the University of Hawaii showed the applicant's residence and tuition status were the best predictors. (JAC)

This study analyzed the extent to which differences in graduate employment can be explained by differences in where the graduates studied. In Europe and Japan there seem to be large cross-country and field differences in the importance, in terms of graduate employment, of the institution where the graduate studied. The study attempted to explain…

Concerned about the impact on physics programs, the American Institute of Physics conducted a small targeted survey in 2003 covering all physics graduate programs across the United States. Responses were received from 72% of all such departments, including 75% of the 185 programs that granted doctorates in physics and 64% of the programs' that…

Author states that students should not be sent'' to college, but must choose to attend; they should be aware that a college degree is not essential to finding and keeping a job. (SP)

The author contends that universal college attendance is not necessarily an educational utopia; that the value of the B.A. is in inverse ratio to its profusion; and that much remedial work is yet undone in grades 1 through 12. (Author)

Seventy-eight reasons for going to college were examined over a 3-year period in terms of populatiry, changes in mean importance, and extent of test-retest relationship. (Author)

Findings demonstrate that older people, just like any other segment of the population, have a wide variety of interests, not particularly determined by their age status. In fact, they have more freedom in selecting classes than do younger students because they take what is appealing. (Author)

Students were asked to indicate why they cut class. While instructors came in for their share of the blame, the students attributed a large percentage of their cuts to causes for which the teachers were not at all responsible. Many of the most frequently given reasons suggest a simple carefree attitude on the part of the student. (Author)

Analyzes higher education among the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel. Traces the main trends since the establishment of the state of Israel and examines the principal factors that have retarded the access of Arabs to higher education. Explores the relationship between higher education and cultural dominance and the prospects for…

Examined the institutional and policy issues inhibiting or supporting participation by non-traditional and lifelong learners in higher education in Austria, Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Identified six factors: institutional differentiation of the higher education…