This study examines the retention of vocational education graduates in public higher education. Using 2,172 students who graduated vocational education programs in Area Vocational Technical Schools and enrolled as freshman (first-time young students) in public two-year and four-year colleges and universities in the 1996 fall semester, the author…

Community college student characteristics are changing as an increasing number of traditional college students enroll in community colleges with the sole intention of transferring. This trend can place stress on a college, and perhaps the most effective way to manage this change is to study and understand who current students are. The current…

The purpose of the present study was to examine how personal characteristics (e.g., loneliness, interpersonal competence) and social characteristics (e.g., marginality) contributed to dropout risk among undergraduate students. The respondents (n=127 undergraduates) completed a questionnaire packet to assess all of the variables. Regression…

This study is an empirical examination of possible differences between female and male accounting majors' managerial motivational traits, perceptions of ethical issues, ethical judgments, and ethical behavioral intentions regarding ethically equivocal business situations. Subjects were presented with two scales to measure their motivational…

The purpose of this study was to determine if there were certain distinguishable characteristics of students who preferred an independent study program when compared to students who preferred a more traditional approach to education. (Author)

To determine the relationships among various measures of ability, achievement, and personality, data from 76 volunteer subjects were factor analyzed. The analysis yielded two factors, one representing a general intelligence factor and the other an achievement factor. No evidence was found that certain personality variables are related to…

This paper finds that, in general, college students give lower ratings to professors with whom they have normative dissonance. It suggests that dissonance should be given more consideration, raising the possibility of "matching" students and professors. This would also increase the objectivity of student evaluations. (Author/BP)

Investigated the self-concept mode indicated by 484 undergraduate students who completed the Twenty Statements Test. Result confirmed that students would represent themselves as primarily C mode (reflective-self), as 88 percent of the participants presented such descriptions. Findings were discussed in terms of the personality modes identified by…

According to this study, college freshmen as compared with college sophomores tend to have higher dominance and endurance needs, though their consistency scores were somewhat lower. Freshmen seem to have a greater need to influence and control the behavior of others and a greater need for hard work. Results of this study suggest that further…

The 11-item LAS is a quick, effective instrument which can discriminate affective correlates of current achievement level. Its ability to differentiate achievement levels can allow advisors and counselors to begin to detect students who are similar in feeling and attitude to people who drop out of higher education. (Author)

A myriad of problems has arisen from the open door'' policy many institutions are pursuing. Not the least of these is the increasing presence of many high risk'' or academically disadvantaged'' students in classes where they are not adequately prepared to do college work. This article seeks to present an innovative approach to the problem.…

This study was undertaken to see if certain identifiable variables could be used to help distinguish between the potential transfer student and his nontransferring counter part. (Author)

The authors conclude that the differences outlined in this study are quite apparent in working with honors and nonhonors students. Classes with honors students are characterized by a freedom of thought and behavior rarely found outside that group. The same kinds of behavior pervade their social relationships also. (Author)

The present study has suggested a technique for describing student orientations at a university using an instrument given annually to all undergraduates. Findings have implications for admissions policies, changes in faculty student relations, curriculum and counseling programs. (Author)