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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"College persistence"”.
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The Self-Perceived College Persistence Factors Of Successful Latino Males
… how they understood and explained their persistence in college. The analysis of the data focused on how participants’ perceptions and explanations of persistence differed by ethnicity, being first generation college student, household income or immigrant generation. Findings from this …
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RURAL ROOTS, ACADEMIC ROADS: EXPLORING COLLEGE PERSISTENCE AMONG RURAL STUDENTS
… and social challenges faced by first-generation college students from rural backgrounds as they transition from K-12 to four-year regional institutions. Using quantitative analysis of secondary data from the class of 2024 at a selected institution, this study examines factors influencing …
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A Case Study on College Persistence of Low Income Students
… Over the past five years, the national average college persistence rate for low-income students was 16%. Compared to the national rate of 60%, this number presents a significant gap in college persistence rates between low-income and the overall persistence rate. However, the college persistence …
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Relationships Between College Persistence (Attrition), Father's Occupation, and Choice of Curriculum
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Their Story: College Persistence Of Hispanic/Latino Students At Predominantly White Institutions
… study examined the Hispanic/Latino students’ college experiences at Predominantly White, 4-year institutions in an effort to better understand what these students perceived as contributing factors to their sense of belonging and persistence through their first year. Participants included …
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Improving Higher Education Attainment Among African American Women
… factors that contribute their disproportionate college persistence in comparison with their White female counterparts. While this study reviewed critical theories that detail the educational challenges for African American female students, the study also interviewed women who experienced success …
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A DIFFERENT WORLD: AFRICAN AMERICAN, FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE WOMEN AT A SELECTIVE UNIVERSITY
… of African American, first generation college students attending a selective university. Following interpretive case study methodology, the major research questions guiding this study were: How do African American, first generation college students describe their academic and social …
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BETTER POSTSECONDARY OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS THROUGH BACKWARD-DESIGNED TRANSITION PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING
… outcomes. National data show that enrollment, persistence, and degree completion rates for youth with ASD remain among the lowest of any disability group, despite decades of policy efforts to improve transition services. Research indicates that these outcomes are less related to academic …
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Asking Latino Students: Strategies to Improve Dual Credit High School – Community College Bridge Programs
… contribute to Latino students’ enrollment and persistence in the first two years of a 2+2+2 program (high school – community college – university). As community college leaders attempt to reach the fastest growing, youngest minority group in the United States (Passel, Cohn, & Lopez, 2011), …
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Student Transition at a Residential STEM School
… residential STEM school. Tinto’s Model predicts college persistence using pre-existing individual characteristics and institutional experiences. These qualities and experiences were used to form questions about student traits and transition. Questionnaires were administered to Gatton Academy …
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THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MEASURE OF COLLEGE STUDENT ATHLETE INTEGRATION
… integration is a better predictor of college persistence than academic performance (Pascarella & Terenzini, 1980). Tinto (1975) proposed that institutional integration is the student's perception of his/her fit to the university he/she is attending. Student athletes are a unique …
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College students and grit: The lived experience of well-being and retention
… practice (DIP) is a qualitative study to explore college students’ understanding and lived experience of grit; as well as the role that grit plays in their persistence in higher education and overall well-being. A diverse sample of 16 undergraduate students at a private Jesuit university located …
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Modern Change at Charter Schools: New Evidence from the Noble Charter Network
… impacts on high school standardized testing and college enrollment, positioning charter schools at the forefront of educational economics research and policy. The Noble Charter Network, part of the Chicago Public School (CPS) system, is one such notable network. However, current literature on …
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Academically Gifted, Poor African American Male Undergraduates in Engineering: Perceptions of Factors Contributing to Success in a Historically Black College and University and a Predominantly White Institution Context
… academically gifted, poor, African American male college students has been limited. Recent findings on college persistence stress the role of institutions of higher education in providing educational opportunities. However, research on academically gifted, poor, African American males indicates …
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A Case Study: Increasing the Persistence and Graduation Rates of Undergraduate Black Female College Students at a Predominantly White Institution
… students' barriers to retention during their college experience. The sample included 10 Black female undergraduate students and three staff members from academic and non-academic student support services on the campus of SEU. The findings of the study indicate that the Black female …
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The intersection of identity construction & learning approach : the experience of college students with psychological disorders
<p>College for many adults represents a time for increasing independence, autonomy, and self-exploration. Yet the college experience may also be a time when students discover the presence of a psychological disorder, or navigate how to grapple with an existing disorder in the new and unfamiliar …
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The power of vocational interests and interest congruence in predicting career success
… were also found to be powerful predictors of college grades, college persistence, degree attainment, and occupational prestige. The effects of interest congruence were examined using polynomial regression and response surface methodology (Edwards, 2002). In most cases, interest congruence was …
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Skill, Will, and Self-Regulation: Assessing the Learning and Study Strategies of University Summer Bridge Program Students
Colleges and universities face a critical challenge in addressing the educational needs of their academically underprepared students. With college dropout rates increasingly rising, post-secondary institutions must ensure that these students have both the knowledge and the skills necessary to …
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AVID's Effect on Metacognitive Development of 9<sup>th</sup> Graders in Two Comprehensive High Schools
… students with long-lasting benefits, such as college acceptance and increased college persistence.</p>
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