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Budig, Jeanne E. – 1991
A pilot study was conducted to determine whether a computer-generated attendance monitoring system at Vincennes University (Indiana) could increase the academic success of developmental students and of students in two occupational programs currently having high attrition rates. The matched-classes pilot study was conducted during the fall semester…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Attendance, Comparative Analysis
Download full textGlover, Robert H.; Wilcox, Jerry – 1990
A design for improving the quality of information available for continuous operational study of student retention at the University of Hartford in Connecticut was examined involving a microcomputer based decision support system for student retention research. The system, an interactive modeling approach to conduct longitudinal and comparative…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs
Ehrhart, Julie Kuhn; Sandler, Bernice R. – 1990
The report focuses attention on those areas of medical school education that may have a negative effect on women students' confidence and competence. It examines the different ways that male and female medical students experience their training and the particular stresses that women may face, including: role conflicts; questions about commitment;…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Educational Environment
