NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
The Relationship of High School Type to Persistence and Grade Point Average of First-Year Students at Faith-Based Liberal Arts Colleges
Direct linkDirect link
Litscher, Kenneth Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Based on previous research, there are several student characteristics that have been identified to affect academic success of first-year students in college. However, there are few studies that examine if the type of high school (public, private faith-based, private secular, or homeschool) from which a student graduates affects grade point average…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Institutional Characteristics, High Schools, Grade Point Average
Predictors of Persistence for First-Generation Students Attending Christ-Centered Baccalaureate Colleges
Direct linkDirect link
Shoemaker, Scott Norman – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study presents the results of a study of first-generation college student predictors of persistence at Christ-centered baccalaureate colleges. Data were obtained from 5 institutions that administered the CIRP Freshman Survey from the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA and were matched with persistence data. Multiple regression…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Predictor Variables, Academic Persistence, Church Related Colleges
The Effects of First-Year Students' Self-Perceptions of Behaviors, Attitudes, and Aptitudes on Their First-to-Second Year Persistence
Direct linkDirect link
Lambert, Rebecca J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Student persistence continues to be a topic of much research and discussion in higher education. Based on Bean and Eaton's (2000) psychological theory of persistence for its theoretical framework, this study examined the effect of students' demographic and background characteristics and students' self-perceptions on their…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Self Concept, Private Colleges, Church Related Colleges