I Know What It's Like...
- Author(s):
- Casserly, Patricia Lund
- Publication Year:
- 1966
- Report Number:
- RM-66-11
- Source:
- ETS Research Memorandum
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 5
- Subject/Key Words:
- Bronx Community College, City University of New York, Community Colleges, Disadvantaged Youth, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation, Teacher Influence, Urban Universities
Abstract
This memorandum provides background on a study then underway in 1966 concerning prediction of success at Bronx Community College, and focuses on what may be unique about public community college students. Though no hard statistics were drawn from conversations with members of the faculty and administration, the interviewers were impressed that attrition from the terminal curricula or "career programs" seemed to reflect a rise in student motivation and goals as frequently as it did an educational defeat.
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