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Tatham, Elaine L. – 1979
Studies of the Plans of high school students and the characteristics of first-time freshmen can reveal trends in community college enrollments that should be considered in marketing. Studies at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) reveal the continued importance of meeting the needs of the 18 to 20 year old student who is still strongly…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Hobbs, Daryl J.; Hobbs, Vicki M. – 1979
Administrators, counselors, university faculty, and dropouts met initially to discuss the dropout problem and to design a questionnaire which was administered to 270 dropouts from secondary schools in 5 Missouri Ozark school districts and was designed primarily to determine the perceived need or desire for additional vocational or academic…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Counseling Services, Counselor Attitudes, Dropout Attitudes
Download full textBond, Arthur J.; And Others – 1977
The third in a series of four monographs, this study focuses on Black engineering students at Purdue University who persisted, withdrew, or transferred. A survey of the students was conducted to determine factors that influence retention and attrition of Black American students in engineering. A comparison of the pre-college and college…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Education, Black Students, College Choice
FRANKEL, EDWARD – 1967
THIS REPORT IS AN EVALUATION OF A NEW YORK CITY HIGH SCHOOL GRADE REORGANIZATION PLAN WHICH REMOVED THE NINTH GRADE IN 38 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS AND TRANSFERRED THE STUDENTS TO EITHER ACADEMIC OR VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS. THE GOALS WERE TO ACHIEVE QUALITY INTEGRATED EDUCATION AND TO IMPROVE THE ETHNIC BALANCE OF THE HIGH…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance
Budd, Karol Ruth Barron – 1966
A study was undertaken in 32 county school districts, located primarily in rural areas, to determine the influence of rurality, financial resources, quality of education, and school performance as measured by educational level attained, on the county school district problem in Arkansas. Both case study and statistical methods were employed in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Problems, Comparative Analysis, County School Districts
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. – 1976
After the second semester of comparing college student performance in beginning courses in Century 21 shorthand and Gregg shorthand the following conclusions were made: Century 21 instruction produced a higher proportion of successes among students who speak a foreign language at home (Spanish); after two semesters of instruction, the attrition…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Business Education, Comparative Analysis
Brough, Theodore G. – 1977
After the third semester of comparing college student performance in beginning courses in Century 21 shorthand and Gregg shorthand statistics failed to support the contention that Century 21 instruction produces a higher proportion of successes among students who speak a foreign language at home (Spanish). Results also indicated that the attrition…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Business Education, Comparative Analysis
National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, Washington, DC. Committee on Minorities in Engineering – 1977
During 1975 questionnaires requesting the retention rates of both minority students and the total student population were sent to 200 engineering colleges which had the largest minority enrollments in 1974. Only 30 schools responded with useful information. Another lengthier questionnaire was sent to 71 of the original 200 schools requesting the…
Descriptors: Admission (School), American Indians, Ancillary Services, Black Students
Brown, R. I. – 1966
Participants in this survey were 33 countries from various continents, all members of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. In the document, education wastage in the elementary school is divided into 3 main components: (1) nonattendance, (2) repetition of grade, and (3) withdrawal from the school cycle. Year-grade…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Continuation Education, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Problems
de Burciaga, Cecilia Preciado; And Others – 1974
The 6th and final report of the Mexican American Education Study (MAES) focuses on specific educational problems of Mexican American children in the Southwest and recommends actions at various governmental and educational levels to alleviate these. Information was gathered from: (1) a 1969 survey and 1970-71 field study; (2) a literature review;…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Attitudes, Civil Rights, Counseling Effectiveness
Sadler, Jackie – 2002
Researchers explored ways institutions in the post-16 education sector in England and Wales can formulate recruitment and admissions policies that encourage students to stay in college. Data were drawn from the following sources: seminars attended by representatives of the post-16 sector; analysis of the findings of 86 Further Education Funding…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Admission Criteria, Admission (School), Admissions Counseling
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2001
How to attract and retain adult students remains an enduring question for adult education providers. Recent research sheds light on adult learners' unique learning goals, needs, and aspirations and offers guidance on recruiting and retaining adult learners. Adult students' participation and persistence in educational activities is a complex…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Adult Students
Frost, Mike – 2001
Despite the enduring problems of equity and access in the delivery of education in rural Australian schools, vocational education and training (VET) programs appear to have had a significant impact on many such schools and their communities. Vocational educational programs in Australia are based on structured workplace learning. There are three…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Apprenticeships, Community Development, Demonstration Programs
Martinez, Paul; Maynard, John – 2002
Factors contributing to program success or failure were evaluated at 16 English colleges. Questionnaires were distributed to 231 teachers with 59 of those questioned further during an interview. Respondents emphasized the importance of good teaching, committed and knowledgeable teachers, and effective and appropriate processes for recruitment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Faculty
Ironfield, Elaine – 1992
Bridges to Business is a dual admissions program between Holyoke Community College (HCC) (Massachusetts) and the School of Management at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass). Established to attract, educate, and graduate linguistic minority students, the FIPSE-funded program addressed the major problems faced by limited English…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teacher Aides, College Transfer Students
