A Pilot Study of Success, Attrition and Follow-up of Hinds Junior College Entering Freshman Students, Fall 1971.

Autor/inn/en	Perritt, John; Rabalais, Michael J.
Institution	Hinds Junior Coll., Raymond, MS.
Titel	A Pilot Study of Success, Attrition and Follow-up of Hinds Junior College Entering Freshman Students, Fall 1971.
Quelle	(1976), (62 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; College Credits; College Freshmen; College Graduates; Community Colleges; Dropouts; Followup Studies; Institutional Research; Longitudinal Studies; Participant Satisfaction; Persistence; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Two Year College Students; Two Year Colleges; Withdrawal (Education) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Studienanfänger; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Community college; Community College; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Institutionelle Forschung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Ausdauer; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Kursabbruch
Abstract	A random sample of 301 first-time entering freshmen was drawn in fall, 1971, and descriptive data were gathered on this group over eight consecutive semesters (fall 1971-spring 1975). The sample included 55.48% males and 44.52% females, of which 29.9% were general education majors. Data indicated that 23.92% had officially graduated by the end of eight semesters, 4.65% qualified as graduates due to credit hours but did not officially graduate, 57.14% attended but did not graduate, 14.28% did not return after withdrawing, and mean length of attendance was 3.08 semesters. A follow-up questionnaire yielded a return rate of 28.57%, and the following data: 49% listed preparation for further college work leading towards a baccalaureate degree as the main reason for attending Hinds; 67% responded positively regarding whether or not they had accomplished the purpose for which they had attended Hinds; in terms of how well study at Hinds had prepared them for work, 19% stated "very well", 36% "well", 22% "fairly well"; 82% rated being successful in their line of work as very important. Extensive tables and a copy of the questionnaire are included. (LH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC