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Re-entry Student Survey: Office of Women's Services, The Ohio State University. Preliminary Report. ASHE 1984 Annual Meeting Paper.
Blanshan, Sue A.; And Others – 1984
Results of a survey to determine the needs of reentry students at Ohio State University are presented. Reentry students are defined as being 4 or more years older than their class-level peers. Questionnaire responses from 210 students are analyzed. Information is provided on the following student characteristics: sex and age, family background,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Students, Enrollment Influences, Females
Activities and Programs for Handicapped Women at Leeward Community College.
MacGugan, Kirk – 1979
A study was conducted by Leeward Community College (LCC) in Fall 1978 to determine the social and psychological problems which are unique to handicapped female students. The study involved interviews with the directors of LCC's Handicapped Services Center and Women's Center and a survey soliciting information from LCC's 40 handicapped women…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Discrimination, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Family Life
Chicanas in Postsecondary Education.
Chacon, Maria A.; And Others – 1982
Problem areas for the Mexican American female (Chicana) in higher education were investigated and compared to those of the Mexican American male (Chicano). A specific objective was to document the heterogeneity and complexity of the Chicana population and the corresponding variation in educational experiences. An executive summary and full report…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Family Influence, Females
Retention: An Inductive Study of Representative Student Groups at Middlesex County College.
Harrower, Gordon, Jr.; And Others – 1980
This five-part report describes a study conducted by Middlesex County College (MCC) to examine the problems and experiences of various segments of its student body and to determine, on the basis of this examination, factors that aggravate student/college interaction and increase student attrition. Part I details study procedures, which involved a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrators, Black Students, College Faculty
Barriers to Educational Opportunities for Re-Entry Women in Private Universities.
Benjamin, Esther; Levy, Judith A. – 1979
Experiences of 60 women over 30 years old who returned to college after being out of school at least four years were studied. Thirty graduates and 30 undergraduate students were interviewed. Institutional barriers women confront include inadequate student services, limitations on financial aid, and admission practices and screening procedures…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Students, College Environment, College Students
A Study of a Sample of Merritt College Students: Reasons Precipitating Possible Withdrawal, and Attitude Toward Services and Instruction. Research Report No. 11.
Axtell, Dayton; Coad, Alison – 1979
An in-class survey of a representative sample of 298 students was conducted by Merritt College in March 1979 to determine: (1) the approximate number of students who were considering withdrawal from college; (2) the approximate number who had given withdrawal serious consideration in the past; and (3) the factors which students felt were decisive…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Age, American Indians, Asian Americans
Women's Needs Assessment.
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Slark, Julie – 1980
Utilizing the responses of 385 women to a district-wide community needs assessment conducted in March 1980, as well as information gathered from personal interviews with 400 women students, Santa Ana College (SAC) conducted a project to increase the awareness among women of SAC's programs and services and to determine: (1) women's degree of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Community Attitudes