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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"persistence in higher education"”.
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Understanding the Role of Home Community Environments in Shaping First-Generation Jamaican University Students’ Access and Persistence in Higher Education: Using Liming and Photovoice Methodologies
… 15, the second outcome focuses on world-class education and training, the fifth looks at security and safety, and the fifteenth addresses sustainable urban and rural development (Vision 2030, 2018). First-generation Jamaican students represent a fraction of the Vision 2030 discussion around …
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Dropouts from community colleges: path analysis of a national sample
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which Tinto's model of the dropout process applied to a national sample of community college students. Strict definitions of persistence were used in applying a Tinto-based model to both 2- and 4-year student samples from the High School and …
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College students and grit: The lived experience of well-being and retention
This dissertation in 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 …
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Examining the Relationship Between Spirituality and Persistence of Community College Graduates Who Matriculate to the Baccalaureate Degree Granting Institution
… to be the least academically prepared, more financially challenged, often working, and have a greater likelihood of being single parents. What drives these students to not only graduate from the community college, but go on to continue at four-year institutions? Also, how do these students …
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The Contributions of the Unwanted
According to the U.S. Constitution as construed by the Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982) Supreme Court Case, all children in the United States - from kindergarten through grade twelve - have a right to a free public education regardless of citizenship; however, undocumented students seeking to …
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Increasing Strategies and Programs for the Retention and Graduation of Black Undergraduate Students at the University of Central Florida
… of Dissertation</strong></p> <p><strong>Increasing Strategies and Programs for the Retention and Graduation of Black Undergraduate Students at the University of Central Florida</strong></p> <p>This study aims to expand the knowledge and understanding of retention and persistence …