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Heard, Frank B. – 1988
A study was conducted at Shelby State Community College (SSCC) in Tennessee to determine the extent, causes, and solutions to the problem of student retention. The study involved: (1) a comparative analysis of headcounts to assess the extent of the dropout problem, which indicated that enrollments declined sharply from 5,289 in 1983 to 3,399 in…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment, Dropout Prevention
St. Thomas, Sister; Kennedy, M. Patricia – 1980
Methodology and findings are reported for a study conducted to determine the need for change in the faculty tenure system at Norwich University (NU). The report first presents background information concerning NU and reviews the literature on tenure. Study procedures are then outlined: an analysis of NU tenure regulations as revealed in committee…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Declining Enrollment
Covelli, Nicholas J. – 1979
A study was undertaken at Gateway Technical Institute (GTI) to determine the perceptions of GTI faculty and staff and of members of the local business and industrial community with regard to how GTI could best utilize its resources in the face of declining enrollments. The study involved a survey of the 215 full-time faculty and staff of GTI and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Ancillary School Services, College Administration, Community Surveys
