A Format for Presenting Enrollment and Persistence Figures

Abstract

GEORGE D. WHITE (M.Ed., The University of Texas, Austin) is assistant professor in the University of Hawaii School of Nursing, Honolulu. Hawaii. He is co-investigator of the project, “Performance Variables in Collegiate Nursing Education.” Mr. White is interested in the development of evaluation tools; particularly in the clinical area. LUCILLE R. MOORE (University of Tennessee School of Nursing, Memphis; M.S., The University of Texas, Austin) is assistant professor in The University of Texas School of Nursing and co-investigator of the project, “Performance Variables in Collegiate Nursing Education.” Mrs. Moore is particularly interested in the assessment of nursing competence and in the exploration of the relationship between first clinical experience and continuation in the educational program in nursing. Her chief clinical interest is in maternal and infant care. MARILYN D. WILLMAN (University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor; Ph.D., The University of Texas, Austin) is dean of The University of Texas School of Nursing. She is principal investigator of the project, “Performance Variables in Collegiate Nursing Education.” Dr. Willman's research interests lie in the area of human development and the socialization process in nursing education. The present article is an outgrowth of work in the area of the process of baccalaureate education for nursing.