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Sharp, William L.; Cox, Edward P. – Journal of Technology Studies, 2003
This article presents a summary of a study that was undertaken to increase the level of understanding of some of the issues associated with distance learning in higher education. The authors sought to do this by gathering and comparing direct feedback from both on-campus and off-campus students regarding discussion, attendance, and student…
Descriptors: On Campus Students, Distance Education, Television, Instructional Leadership
Upcraft, M. Lee; Gardner, John N. – 1989
Guidelines to enhancing the freshman year experience are presented in the following chapters: (1) "A Comprehensive Approach to Enhancing Freshman Success" (M. Lee Upcraft, John N. Gardner); (2) "Who Are Today's Freshmen?" (Arthur Levine); (3) "A Historical Look at the Freshman Year Experience" (John Orr Dwyer); (4) "Understanding Student…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, Athletes, Black Students
Stafford, Thomas H., Jr.; Pate, Nancy D. – 1979
A North Carolina State University study compared college freshmen who lived in campus residence halls, off-campus with their parents, and off-campus but not with their parents. Changes during the freshman year were compared on the following areas: educational goals, career plans and goals, political views, opinions on college-related issues,…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Freshmen, College Housing, Commuting Students
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Weiser, Irv – 1977
A survey was administered to a representative sample of 8,500 students attending the nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District during fall 1977. The purposes of the survey were to determine the nature of students' educational goals, levels of college preparedness, extra-curricular interests, transportation patterns, student work…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Choice, College Preparation
Gordon, Virginia N., Comp. – 1994
This bibliography on academic advising presents 351 annotated citations grouped in 10 areas. Though some older, classic articles and books are mentioned, most of the citations are from the 1980s and 1990s. Topical areas were chosen so that users could examine the literature based on their interest and need. Citations from areas related to advising…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies
Nossen, Robert, Ed. – 1980
Studies by task forces of the University of Pittsburgh's Retention Committee, which identified problem areas and offered suggestions to increase student retention, are described. The Task Force on Student/Faculty Relationships studied existing files of complaints from students and surveyed students on their experiences with faculty members.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Advisory Committees, College Environment, College Freshmen
Wetzel, James N. – 1977
Many research studies which deal with the teaching of economics at the college level conclude that different teaching methods do not lead to very different results in terms of student achievement. This paper suggests that one reason student achievement may fail to demonstrate the superiority of one teaching method over another is that achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, College Students
Moore, William S., Comp. – 1981
Information about and excerpts from the 1981 "Commuter Institution Index," an annual publication on research on commuter institutions of higher education are presented. The Index provides an overview of the demographic characteristics of responding institutions and the functions most frequently performed by these institutions for commuters. It…
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, Commuting Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Counseling
Feler, Raquel W.; Taylor, William T. – 1978
The student profile consists of numerical data with some analysis, derived from an institution-wide study of student characteristics that may bear upon planning processes, especially for racial and ethnic groups. The data include demographic characteristics (race, sex, age, geographic origin, and resident status), maturational characteristics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Age, College Applicants
Johnson, Marcia K.; And Others – 1982
The kinds of problems typically encountered in college and practical, workable solutions to them are addressed. The issues are relevant to students in 2- and 4-year colleges, and beginning and experienced students. Topics include the following: encountering faculty members as teachers and as friends, time management, study techniques, grades, how…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Ancillary School Services, Career Planning, Classroom Communication
Foster, Margaret E.; And Others – 1975
University Student Census (USC) data of incoming freshman commuters at the University of Maryland, College Park, for 1973, 1974 and 1975 are examined. The respective samples numbered 1467, 588, and 858 students who were enrolling for the Fall semester and who planned to live off-campus. The report is divided into three sections: (1) a composite…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Students, Black Studies, Bus Transportation
Fidler, Paul P.; Schnackenberg, Lucretia – 1978
During the 1977 fall orientation a questionnaire prepared by the American Council on Education (ACE) was administered to about 75 percent of the entering freshman class at the University of South Carolina. The study was part of ACE's ongoing national study, part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. An analysis of the results is made,…
Descriptors: Age, Cohort Analysis, College Choice, College Freshmen
Badger, Henry G.; Kelly, Frederick J.; McNeely, John H. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1941
For the statistical compilations found in the following pages the data were gathered by means of two questionnaires--one on faculty, students, and degrees; and the other on receipts, expenditures, and property. These questionnaires were sent to all of the 1,709 institutions listed in Office of Education Bulletin 1939, No. 1, "Educational…
Descriptors: Educational History, Statistical Surveys, National Surveys, School Statistics
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