This article is the product of the writer's deliberations about the impact of Poland's 1990 Bill on Schools of Higher Education using an information technology theoretical model consisting of three parts: (1) participation; (2) feedback; and (3) partnership. The main findings of the investigation revealed that: (1) there is wide participation in…

As more Americans enter college than ever before, their pathways through the broadly differentiated higher education system are changing. Movement in, out, and among institutions now characterizes students' attendance patterns--half of all undergraduates who begin at a four-year institution go on to attend at least one other college, and over…

I conducted a survey in order to determine whether or not the cultural values shared by parents from a poor mountain town in West Virginia discourage high school students from pursuing a college education. The results suggest that the persistence of poverty in rural Webster County can be attributed to the region's traditional set of cultural…

The U.S. Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report to help inform policymakers about the progress of education in the United States. Using data from across the center and from other sources of education data, "The Condition of Education 2015" presents 42 key indicators on…

Designed to provide information on reasons for the enrollment decline of full-time, first-time-in-college students at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC), this report presents data showing the patterns of Dade County public high school graduation and subsequent direct-entry enrollment into MDCC for the past 5 years. Introductory material provides…

Report from Washington covers proposed reorganization of the federal education establishment, a study of the basic skills needed by adults, and the inverse relationship between tuition increase and state college enrollment. (MLF)

An overview of the research on the cognitive effects of higher education is presented. It is suggested that studies exist on three levels: (1) measurement of the increment of specific factual knowledge; (2) understanding the basic concepts in a certain area, studied by qualitative analysis; and (3) the development of awareness of the nature of…

A study was conducted at Charles Stewart Mott Community College (MCC) to determine why many persons admitted to the college never complete any courses, to identify aspects of the college environment which might be changed to retain some of these potential students, and to learn how to channel recruitment resources toward applicants who are more…

The tuition benefit policies of 10 companies are described, along with a summary of the results of a benefits survey of major companies. The survey items and responses are provided for 650 companies, representing the industrial Fortune 500 and the service Fortune 500: banks, insurance companies, retailers, and transportation and utility companies.…

Presents additional data covering the first four semesters of open admissions, showing that the four semester CUNY net retention rates are considerably higher than the eight semester national rates; the proportion of attrited students who return is discussed also. (Author/JM)

This critique of a study of student retention under open admissions at CUNY argues that if Open Admissions students were given a reasonable opportunity for collegiate success, then retention rates would lose much of their significance in evaluating the program. (JM)

Statistical tables present data on the distribution of 1980-81 high school graduates of New York State's public and private high schools as of the Fall of 1981. Table 1 shows trends in the rates of entrance into degree-granting institutions and other types of postsecondary education from 1967 to 1981. Table 2 presents trends in the rates of…

This study was designed to: (1) compare the contribution of various categories of biographical data (biodata) to the differentiation of college attenders and nonattenders, and (2) to assess the accuracy of biodata as a predictor of collete attendance. Subjects consisted of 20,367 high school senior males who participated in the 1960 data…

This is a report of students who entered as freshmen in the fall of 1956 and the fall of 1957, and of students enrolled at all undergraduate levels during the 1956-57 academic year at 20 institutions of higher education in the U.S. The report discusses: (1) applications, admissions, and registration; (2) admitted applicants who failed to register…

This research indicates that there are statistically significant differences in the predicted earnings of graduates from the various types of colleges. This suggests that college type and quality are important determinants of the returns to education. (Author)