Enrollment and degree completion in higher education without admission standards

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 223-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koen Declercq ◽  
Frank Verboven
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
Admission Standards

scholarly journals Academic Drift in Canadian Institutions of Higher Education: Research Mandates, Strategy, and Culture

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-108
Author(s):  
Lane D. Trotter ◽  
Amy Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Institutional Governance ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Academic Drift ◽  
Secondary Systems ◽  
Community Pressure ◽  
The University ◽  
Market Pressures

As with higher-education institutions around the world, British Columbia (BC) and Ontario are increasingly faced with demographic and market pressures that erode the traditional difference between the university and non-university sectors (i.e., colleges and institutes). Key components that ensure these provinces’ institutions preserve their unique roles and differentiations in a changing context, partially driven by their governments, include research mandates, transparency in institutional governance, and strategic documents that resist the academic drift created by institutional isomorphism. Both governments are actively reshaping their post-secondary systems to align with national or regional economic needs, increasing access, streamlining degree completion, and responding to community pressure to have a university or a degree-granting institution. An analysis of the enabling legislation, government policy directives, and institutional documents of both provinces shows that there is a blurring in the distinction between colleges and universities, and the costs associated with this.

scholarly journals Predictive Analysis of Higher Education Graduation and Retention in Saudi Arabia u sing Multinomial Logistic Regression

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ahmed Bagabir ◽  
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Mohammad Zaino ◽  
Ahmed Abutaleb ◽  
Ahmed Fagehi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
At Risk Students ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
First Year ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Admissions Policy

It is suggested that this study contributes by establishing a robust methodology for analyzing the longitudinal outcomes of higher education. The current research uses multinomial logistic regression. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first logistic regression analysis performed at Saudi higher education institutions. The study can help decision-makers take action to improve the academic performance of at-risk students. The analyses are based on enrollment and completion data of 5,203 undergraduate students in the colleges of engineering and medicine. The observation period was extended for ten academic years from 2010 to 2020. Four outcomes were identified for students: (i) degree completion on time, (ii) degree completion with delay, (iii) dropout, and (iv) still enrolled in programs. The objectives are twofold: (i) to study the present situation by measuring graduation and retention rates with benchmarking, and (ii) to determine the effect of twelve continuous and dummy predictors (covariates) on outcomes. The present results show that the pre-admission covariates slightly affect performance in higher education programs. The results indicate that the most important indicator of graduation is the student's achievement in the first year of the program. Finally, it is highly suggested that initiatives be taken to increase graduation and retention rates and to review the admissions policy currently in place.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Description Investigation of U.S. Higher Education Quantitative Datasets

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mia Ocean ◽  
Karon Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
Associate Degree ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Open Door Policy ◽  
Traditional Student ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Quantitative Metrics

Currently, the U.S. system of higher education is almost exclusively evaluated by quantitative data based on traditional student trajectories and university structured programs. This could be problematic for community colleges and post-traditional students, who are a growing population at all institutions. Therefore, we conducted a pilot, qualitative description analysis of three U.S. quantitative national datasets to assess their accuracy and identify factors that influence classifications. We interviewed individuals (n=13) who would qualitatively be considered success stories, specifically individuals who attended community colleges during their undergraduate studies and ultimately high ranking graduate programs, to gather information about their educational timelines. In some cases, the datasets would classify these individuals as completers but not always. Participants would be classified as non-completers for two major reasons: transfer prior to Associate degree completion and limitations with prescribed timelines. The latter is complicated by the perceived freedom of the open door policy at community colleges. The results from this study indicate a need to modify existing quantitative metrics to purposefully incorporate community colleges and their students, and the findings reinforce the importance of qualitative research in higher education.

scholarly journals FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS (F-GEN) IN BRAZILIAN HIGHER EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (173) ◽  
pp. 28-43
Author(s):  
Vera Lucia Felicetti ◽  
Marilia Costa Morosini ◽  
Alberto F. Cabrera
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Student ◽  
Higher Education Access ◽  
Education Access ◽  
Diversity In Higher Education ◽  
College Participation ◽  
First Generation College ◽  
Participation In Higher Education

Abstract The paper addresses, based on international and national bibliographic research, the concept of first-generation student (F-Gen) and his/her characteristics as it applies to the Brazilian context. It takes into account the results of Enade (Exame Nacional de Desempenho dos Estudantes) (2015, 2016, 2017) on the profile of the student, providing some indicators about diversity in Higher Education access by examining degree completion of first-generation college student (F-Gen) while contrasting it with that of continuing college students (C-Gen). The paper concludes discussing the complexity of the concept of being first generation, while suggesting ways how it can be used in assessing college participation in higher education.

Developing, Implementing, and Experiencing an Online Sociology Degree Completion Program at a Large California Public University

2014 ◽  
pp. 182-207
Author(s):  
Alan Emery ◽  
Patricia Literte ◽  
Echo Chang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Transfer Students ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
Public University ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Education Committee ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Online Degree ◽  
Narrative Account

In this chapter, the authors investigate the creation and operation of a Sociology Online Degree Completion Program at a large California public university. The program emerged over several years, and the authors discuss the rationale for its formation, emergence, and implementation. The authors concentrate their analysis primarily on the work of the Sociology Department’s Online Education Committee, whose activities were instrumental in creating the program. They then examine the student populations served by the program and their experiences. The authors compare the demographics of the students in the Online Degree Completion program with the demographics of transfer students in general, and they highlight pertinent similarities and differences. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the program’s future, including challenges facing the program and how the program relates to the continued movement towards online classes in higher education. The authors thus offer a multidimensional and narrative account of the emergence of this program.

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