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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED213361 AUTHOR: Rasor, Marianne
TITLE: EOP and SAA Undergraduates Who Left UC Davis without
a Degree.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1981
NOTE: 42 p.
ABSTRACT: Undergraduate students enrolled in the Educational
Opportunity Program (EOP) or the Student Affirmative Action
(SAA) program at the University of California (UC), Davis,
who withdrew before graduation were surveyed in 1981.
Attention was directed to the respondents' educational
experiences after leaving, their current employment, and
their feelings about enrollment at the University. Analysis
of responses from 186 former students, or 16 percent of the
total population, indicated the following: 75 percent
enrolled at another educational institution after leaving UC
Davis; about 25 percent of these transfer students had
earned degrees, and most of the remainder were still working
toward a degree; job satisfaction among employed respondents
was mixed; about 50 percent are working in their chosen
career field, slightly over 50 percent are satisfied with
their jobs, and about 20 percent are dissatisfied; a
majority left UC Davis because of academic factors, and many
found the coursework difficult and competitive; SAA students
were more likely to have left for job-related reasons, or
because of family responsibilities; and ethnic minority
students often felt isolated at UC Davis. It is recommended
that outreach programs in secondary schools be increased,
that high priority be given to support services for EOP and
SAA Students, and that a means be found to increase social
interaction among EOP and SAA students. A bibliography and
sample interview form are appended. (Author/SW)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Academic-Persistence; Affirmative-Action;
Ancillary-School-Services; Dropout-Research; Employment
Patterns; Higher-Education; Institutional-Research; Job
Satisfaction; Questionnaires-; School-Holding-Power; Student
Adjustment
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Economically-Disadvantaged; *Minority
Groups; *Student-Attrition; *Student-College-Relationship;
*Undergraduate-Students; *Vocational-Followup
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