ERIC Number: EJ739440
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Sep
Pages: 14
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Academic Progress of Community College Nursing Aspirants: An Institutional Research Profile
Perin, Dolores
Community College Journal of Research & Practice, v30 n8 p657-670 Sep 2006
The community college is a major site preparing students for nursing careers, an important role at a time of a national shortage. However, many of the low socioeconomic status (SES), minority students who aspire to associates degrees in nursing display low levels of academic preparedness. An analysis of 3-year institutional data from a single community college showed that a cohort of nursing aspirants were similar to students in other majors, but developmental-education outcomes differed for successful and unsuccessful students. To address serious difficulties in retention and academic performance found for the group as a whole, a nursing-specific tutoring, advisement, and counseling intervention is recommended. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Nursing Students, Two Year College Students, Minority Groups, Student Characteristics, Learning Readiness, School Holding Power, Graduation Rate, Academic Persistence, Remedial Instruction, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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