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Stark, Kristabel; Diaz, Yanet Gomez; Trigueros, Jennyfer; Ragunathan, Maalavika – Community College Review, 2024
Objective/Research Question: Community college coursework is a crucial entry point for early childhood professionals seeking to advance their careers in education. In this study, we examine how degree candidates at a small community college experienced the shift to online learning and their reasons for persistence in college during the pandemic.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Community Colleges, Preservice Teachers
Chan, Hsun-yu; Wang, Xueli – Community College Review, 2016
Objective: This study explored the relationship between different types of interpersonal interaction, characterized by their underlying motivations, and educational outcomes among students in manufacturing programs at two-year colleges. While there exist several ways to classify interaction, motivation as an inherent attribute that fuels behaviors…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Interpersonal Relationship, Outcomes of Education, Two Year College Students
Martin, Kimberly; Galentino, Richard; Townsend, Lori – Community College Review, 2014
Nationwide, low percentages of community college students graduate. Although community colleges' higher percentages of low income, academically underprepared, non-traditional, and minority students are often cited as the reason for low graduation rates, this study sought to examine common characteristics of community college students who do…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Student Motivation, Student Empowerment
Denner, Jill; Werner, Linda; O'Connor, Lisa; Glassman, Jill – Community College Review, 2014
Efforts to increase the number of women who pursue and complete advanced degrees in computer and information sciences (CIS) have been limited, in part, by a lack of research on pathways into and out of community college CIS classes. This longitudinal study tests three widely held beliefs about how to increase the number of CIS majors at 4-year…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Longitudinal Studies, Majors (Students), Career Choice
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Bers, Trudy H.; Smith, Kerry – Community College Review, 1987
Describes a study of the decision-making processes of nontraditional students at a public, suburban community college regarding the critical life incidents which preceded the decision to return to college, information used in searching for a college, and factors influencing college choice, as well as information about students impressions and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Choice, Community Colleges, Decision Making
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Hoyt, Jeff E. – Community College Review, 1999
Examines many different variables defined in the existing literature to determine their relationship to retention rates at Utah Valley State College (UVSC). States that the overall goal was to add insights and descriptive detail about the relationship between remedial education and student persistence rates at community colleges. Contains 63…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Enrollment Management, Higher Education, Remedial Programs
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Grimes, Sue K.; David, Kelly C. – Community College Review, 1999
Analyzes data from a freshman survey instrument and three-year outcomes data to define differences in college-ready and underprepared students classified according to a computerized placement test. Describes significant differences between underprepared and college-ready students and discusses their findings in relationship to the literature on…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Preparation, Community Colleges