AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE INTO THE DETERMINATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL CHOICES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. SIX INDIVIDUAL STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED, EACH DEVOTED TO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS INVOLVING DETAILED OBJECTIVES, PROCEDURES, ANALYSES, FINDINGS, AND SPECIFIC IMPLICATIONS. THE QUESTIONS WERE--(1) HOW STABLE ARE VARIOUS…

This paper discusses the student attrition rate, particularily that of freshmen, in economic terms--loss of students means loss of revenue (tuition) and maintains that, with proper planning colleges could retain an additional 10 percent of freshmen students who drop out. The authors contend that many college freshmen are confused by an…

Western Michigan University conducted a survey of high school students' attitudes toward college attendance. A questionnaire was mailed to the Director of Guidance in Michigan high schools with an enrollment of 1,000 or more. In all, 183 questionnaires were mailed and 85 were returned. They emphasized student attitudes toward college attendance…

This study has 3 major objectives: (1) to synthesize and analyze research on socio-psychological factors associated with the decision to enter college, (2) to derive from this analysis a model useful to program implementation intended to improve recruitment and retention of college students, and (3) to consider implications of the results of the…

This study is concerned with assessing the number and percentage of high school graduates in Mississippi in 1963-67 who entered college. Data were secured from the annual reports FALL ENROLLMENTS OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN MISSISSIPPI issued for the academic years 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, and 1967-68 by the Board of Trustees of…

The purpose of the present study was to determine, through a longitudinal study of persons differing in amount of higher education over a 2-year and a 4-year period, whether or not there are changes in personality characteristics associated with college education. Thus, the study was made of over 2,000 persons, part of whom attended college or…

OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD, 4,631 VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE GRADUATES FROM 127 OF OKLAHOMA'S 383 HIGH SCHOOLS WITH A PROGRAM IN THIS AREA WERE STUDIED TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY WERE TAKING UP FARMING AS AN OCCUPATION OR WERE ENTERING THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING FIELD OF "AGRIBUSINESS," AND TO WHAT EXTENT THESE GRADUATES WERE USING THIS VOCATIONAL…

Participation in the Senior Adult Education Program eases the transition from the primary occupational role into the retirement role. Intergenerational social distance appears to be minimal between older and younger college students, thus facilitating the sharing of a common campus. (Author/MFD)

Successfully recruiting new students must begin with market research, which needs to begin with an examination of the characteristics of an institution's current students, demographic and geographic as well as academic. The roles of alumni, teachers, publications, no-shows, direct mail, guidance counselors, other students, and employees are…

This study investigated the reasons why students in a particular curriculum choose not to attend an institution to which they were admitted. Results suggest various efforts academic departments might undertake in order to reduce the percentage of nonmatriculated students. (Author)

Describes the collaborative effects of a community college and public school system in offering a joint enrollment program for high school students. Describes background of the program, criteria for admission, program implementation, program advantages and disadvantages, and the challenge for the future. (ABB)

A study that used the new U.S. Census data on participation rates to develop a model for national and state forecasting for enrollment of older students is discussed. Data useful in estimates of institutional market share were also developed. (Author/MLW)

Underrepresented minority students have varied characteristics but have lower participation rates and attrition rates that are higher. The barriers to equal participation in higher education are known, as are ways of overcoming them. There is no alternative to the simultaneous pursuit of quality and equality. (MSE)

Studies of enrollment demand assume that public institutions accept all eligible applicants. If enrollments are limited by institutional constraints on the supply of places, another approach to estimating student demand behavior is needed. A model that explains the determination of enrollments in these cases is presented. (Author/MLW)

Current policies and practices in Illinois colleges and universities in using institutional financial aid as a student recruitment means are discussed, and sources and types of aid for specific student target groups are examined. (MSE)