The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 1993.

Autor/inn/en	Astin, Alexander W.; und weitere
Institution	California Univ., Los Angeles. Higher Education Research Inst.; American Council on Education, Washington, DC.
Titel	The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 1993.
Quelle	(1993), (257 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-878477-14-5
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; College Freshmen; Competitive Selection; Educational Trends; Enrollment Trends; Grade Point Average; Higher Education; National Norms; Sex Differences; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Student Educational Objectives; Tables (Data); Trend Analysis; Two Year Colleges; Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Bildungsentwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Schülerverhalten; Tabelle; Trendanalyse; University; Universität
Abstract	This publication presents national norms for college freshmen in fall 1993 based on the 28th annual survey of 220,757 incoming students at 427 two- and four-year colleges and universities. Three major tables present the norms for type of institution and control for all freshmen, for men, for women; for universities by selectivity level and by sex; and for four-year colleges by selectivity level. An overview presents a summary of results and identifies major trends since the survey started in fall 1966. These indicate the following: (1) 65 percent of freshmen are planing to pursue advanced degrees after college; (2) the most freshmen ever (75.1 percent) cite being able to make more money as a "very important reason for attending college"; (3) the percentage of students applying to four or more colleges reached 22.2 percent compared to 19.1 percent the previous year; (4) a record number of freshmen reported high levels of stress (23.2 percent) or feeling depressed (9.4 percent); and (5) students' secondary school grades reached the highest levels ever with 27 percent reporting averaged grades of A minus or higher. Extensive appendixes contain information on research methodology, the survey instrument, coding schemes, institutions participating in the survey, data precision, and a sample report furnished to participating campuses. (JB)
Anmerkungen	Higher Education Research Institute, Graduate School of Education, 3005 Moore Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1521 ($20, plus $3 handling and shipping).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01