Survey Report, 1992-93 Non-Returning Students.

Autor/in	Adams, Judith
Institution	Macomb Community Coll., Warren, MI. Dept. of Research and Evaluation.
Titel	Survey Report, 1992-93 Non-Returning Students.
Quelle	(1994), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Dropouts; Enrollment Influences; Followup Studies; Longitudinal Studies; Outcomes of Education; Reentry Students; Stopouts; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Two Year College Students; Two Year Colleges; Withdrawal (Education) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Zweiter Bildungsweg; Ausstieg; Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Kursabbruch
Abstract	In February 1994, a study was conducted at Macomb Community College (MCC), in Warren, Michigan, to determine the reasons that students failed to return to MCC. A computer-generated random sample of 1,585 names was drawn from a population of more than 13,000 students identified as non-returning students (NRS's), i.e., who had not enrolled in any course in any term of the subsequent year and had not earned a formal award from MCC. Questionnaires were mailed to the last known address of the sample population and completed forms were received from 545 former students. Study findings, based on survey responses and comparisons to previous NRS studies, included the following: (1) respondents represented more than 100 programs from every academic division of MCC, a 10% increase over the previous year's sample; (2) objectives in attending MCC have indicated a steady shift from job-related to transfer over the past five years; (3) 18% of the respondents indicated that their objectives had been fully completed, while 67% indicated that they had been partially completed; (4) 68% of the respondents indicated that they planned to continue working toward their objectives; and (5) for the past 5 years' studies, the major reasons for not returning to MCC have been work/school hours conflict (19% of the responses), financial problems (16%), transfer to another college (14%), and personal/family reasons other than illness or injury (13%). The survey instrument and cover letter are included. (MAB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC