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The First Year Of College: A Follow-Up Normative Report, David E. Drew, Alan E. Bayer, Alexander W. Astin, Robert F. Boruch, John A. Creager

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

The major purpose of this ongoing research program is to determine how students are affected by the colleges they attend (Astin, Panos, and Creager, 1966). Consequently, subsamples of the original groups of participating students have been periodically followed up. These follow-up surveys consist in part of post-tests on selected items administered previously in the Freshman Information Form and in part of items that cover the student's experiences and achievements at his institution, his aspirations and plans for the future, his perceptions and evaluations of the college environment, and his educational outcomes and academic standing.

A Profile Of The Jewish Freshman, David E. Drew

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

The preparation of this research report was funded by the American Jewish Committee, a human relations agency with a commitment to objective scientific research, particularly with respect to educational and social issues.The focus of this report is a normative profile of Jewish freshmen entering college in the fall of 1969.The data presented in this research report are a direct product of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program being conducted by the Office of Research of the American Council on Education.

On The Allocation Of Federal Funds For Science Education, David E. Drew

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Massive Federal expenditures for science research and development have been commonplace since World War II and the spectacular technical success of the Manhattan project. Shortly after the war the case for continued government support of basic science research was made by Vannevar Bush (1945) and others; the major organization which grew out of this Federal concern was the National Science Foundation. Subsequently the late fifties (and the voyage of Sputnik) saw science education become a national priority. That period spawned a wide array of measures in support of science education, e.g., the National Defense Education Act.

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National Norms For Entering College Freshmen—Fall 1970, David E. Drew, Office Of Research Staff

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This report presents national normative data on characteristics of students entering colleges as first-time freshmen during the summer and fall of 1970. It is the fifth in the series of annual reports which was initiated in 1966 as part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program conducted by the Office of Research of the American Council on Education.

As the first step in implementing this longitudinal research program in any given year, a survey is made of entering freshmen through administration of the Student Information Form. These data are weighted to provide a normative picture of the college freshmen population for …