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Direct linkWolfle, James D. – Community College Enterprise, 2012
This ex post facto study examined the fall-to-fall persistence and academic success of students in a medium-sized Virginia community college. The variables of age and ethnicity in combination with whether a student's first mathematics course was developmental were used to examine the effects of each. It was found that neither the interaction of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Ethnicity, Interaction, White Students
VanOra, Jason – Community College Enterprise, 2012
This article adds to existing literatures on "developmental students," or those placing into non-credit-bearing reading and/or writing classes, by exploring their own personal experiences of attending community college. The findings of this qualitative study, based on a set of semistructured interviews with 18 developmental students in community…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Community Colleges, Role Models, Writing Assignments
Williams, Mitchell R.; Leatherwood, Laura; Byrd, Laura; Boyd, Monica S.; Pennington, Kevin – Community College Enterprise, 2010
The study explores how alumni can help community colleges in Southern Appalachia to create greater access for people in groups which are traditionally under-served by higher education. Semi-structured interviews conducted with alumni program directors and admissions officers at seven community colleges in the Southern Appalachian Region explore…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, Higher Education, Alumni, Interviews
Miranda, Michael V. – Community College Enterprise, 2007
The academically underprepared community college student may also be psychosocially underprepared for college, a condition contributing to the development of classroom-specific social phobia and to the high attrition rate at community colleges. The "Find Your Voice Program" uses individual and group cognitive-behavioral techniques to develop…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Community Colleges, Academic Persistence, Active Learning
Bulger, Stephanie; Watson, Debraha – Community College Enterprise, 2006
Community colleges are uniquely positioned to support at-risk students, including students who have challenges in reading, writing, and technology. A complete definition of the at-risk student is a necessary first step in conducting research that covers the characteristics of students who need support in today's community colleges. Through a…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Educational Research
Peer reviewedAnsalone, George – Community College Enterprise, 2002
The author asserts that as attrition rates across the country continue to increase, colleges must examine and evaluate programs that contribute to the problem. Educational delivery systems, such as tracking, contribute to attrition and risk because they stimulate negative self-concepts in students, foster resentment and misconduct, and do not…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Educational Assessment
