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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED165596 AUTHOR: Foster, Margaret E.; And Others
TITLE: Characteristics of Incoming Freshmen Commuter
Students, 1973-75. Research Report #6-75.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1975
NOTE: 16 p.
AVAILABILITY: Counseling Center, University of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742 ($1.50)
ABSTRACT: University Student Census (USC) data of incoming
freshman commuters at the University of Maryland, College
Park, for 1973, 1974 and 1975 are examined. The respective
samples numbered 1467, 588, and 858 students who were
enrolling for the Fall semester and who planned to live off
campus. The report is divided into three sections: (1) a
composite description of the typical incoming freshman
commuter for each of the three years; (2) a summary of
trends or directions in four areas: demographic variables,
attitudes and expectations toward the university, attitudes
toward social issues, and commuter needs; and (3) a sketch
of a hypothetical commuter of the future and a discussion
of
his/her anticipated needs. Results over the past three
years
show that there is an increase in concern over the economy
as the most important issue for society to resolve;
commuters are living closer to campus; fewer students are
working; they report high school grade point averages of
"B'"; more commuters' fathers have college degrees; the
University of Maryland is their first choice of school
because of its location; more commuters' educational
objectives are to study beyond the bachelor's degree; the
vocational value of education is becoming more important;
more commuters expect to get involved in campus activities;
most take a neutral stance on such social issues as
recruiting blacks and black and womens' studies programs;
and there is some increase in interest in busing service to
suburbs and adjoining cities. (Author/MSE)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Black-Students; Black
Studies; Bus-Transportation; Career-Planning; College
Choice; College-Students; Demography-; Economic-Factors;
Educational-Objectives; Futures-of-Society; Higher
Education; Institutional-Research; Parent-Background;
Research-Projects; School-Location; School-Surveys; Student
Employment; Student-Mobility; Student-Transportation;
Vocational-Education; Womens-Studies
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *College-Freshmen; *Commuting-Students;
*State-Universities; *Student-Attitudes; *Student
Characteristics; *Student-Needs
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