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Penelope Espinoza; Gaspare M. Genna – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2024
Research has yielded much evidence that investing in postsecondary interventions increases retention and success for Hispanic/Latinx undergraduates. This study examines one such intervention, funded by Title V and implemented at a large public Hispanic-Serving Institution, developed to improve semester-to-semester retention. Faculty and peer…
Descriptors: Minority Serving Institutions, Hispanic American Students, Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence
Venegas-Muggli, Juan I.; Barrientos, Carolina; Álvarez, Fernando – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2023
This study evaluates the impact of the peer-mentoring program implemented by a Chilean higher education institution on underrepresented students' academic success. Specifically, it assesses whether freshmen who enrolled in 2018 and took part in this initiative performed better than students with similar characteristics who did not. A quantitative…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Mentors, Academic Achievement, Minority Group Students
Brown, Daniel A.; Soto, Julio G.; Anand, Sulekha; Weimer, Nicholas E.; Black, Victoria A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2023
We examined three large freshman cohorts from Texas State University, a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), to identify risk factors that might affect academic retention. Risk factors supported by empirical studies such as first-generation, ethnicity, gender, financial aid need, high school performance, and living off campus were examined. We also…
Descriptors: Risk, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Intervention
Hanson, Janet; Loose, William; Reveles, Ursula – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2022
This study identified emergent themes from the interview data of at-risk-for-completion doctoral candidates (N = 13; 59%), from a diverse demographic, who participated in a successful dissertation completion intervention program. The findings revealed four major themes including extrinsic factors, socioemotional, formal structures of the program,…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Students, At Risk Students, Intervention
McDaniel, Anne; Van Jura, Matthew – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2022
Since the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) introduced high-impact practices (HIPs) in 2007, scholars have argued that students' involvement in these programs is associated with a range of positive outcomes. Namely, participation in HIPs is thought to promote student retention and help close achievement gaps between…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Educational Attainment
Johnson, Ronald; Johnson, Craig W.; Vijayan, Suvendra; Tata, Devadatta; Villegas, Ramon, Jr. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
The "Personal Background Preparation Survey" (PBPS) identifies students at risk for academic nonadvancement. Uniquely, the PBPS produces individualized reports making evidence-based risk-specific recommendations prescribing interventions targeting students' empirically identified risk indicators. At a large southwestern health sciences…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Two Year College Students, Intervention, Academic Support Services
Kuykendall, John A.; Barrett, Thomas G. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
The article presents a mixed-methods assessment of an educational intervention proposed by a partnership between Pulaski County Special School District, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Philander Smith College, and plaintiffs in a longstanding federal desegregation lawsuit. The Donaldson Scholars Saturday Academy is part of a plan,…
Descriptors: Intervention, College School Cooperation, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students
Pechac, Sharmaine; Slantcheva-Durst, Snejana – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
Aligned with the American Association of Community College's 21st Century Initiative for community college completion, coaching has emerged in higher education as a promising practice for student support. Although hundreds of community colleges have implemented coaching programs, few studies have explored the practice of coaching and its…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Espinoza, Penelope; Genna, Gaspare M. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
Performance during the first year of college and in introductory courses has been widely identified as critical to college students' retention and success. Accordingly, interventions to assist beginning college students in gateway courses have gained increased attention in higher education. This study tested such an intervention using learning…
Descriptors: Identification, Intervention, Class Size, Introductory Courses
Burton, Gretchen S.; Vicente, Maria da Graça H. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
The implementation of minority research and training programs at the postsecondary level has risen to close the educational achievement gap and generate a highly skilled and diverse science workforce. Numerous studies identify interventions influencing positive outcomes among minority research and training participants achieving graduate degrees.…
Descriptors: Student Research, STEM Education, Undergraduate Students, Minority Group Students
Thomas, Devon Thacker; Walsh, Eileen T.; Torr, Berna M.; Alvarez, Anthony S.; Malagon, Maria C. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
Transfer from one institution to another is increasingly common for students during the course of their higher education careers. The number of students moving from community colleges to four-year universities continues to rise. Transfer students report experiences of alienation, isolation, and other personal and academic challenges. To address…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Graduation Rate, Communities of Practice, Models
Thomas, Nichole G. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2020
Using intrusive advising principles and the four Cs framework, the Strong-Start Program was developed and implemented to improve student outcomes in developmental math, reading, and writing courses. An intrusive advising protocol was used to help students recognize, adopt, and engage in the behaviors needed to complete instructor-assigned…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Mathematics, Remedial Reading
Lane, Stephanie R. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2020
Peer mentoring has emerged as a viable retention strategy to aid higher education institutions in their efforts to ensure freshmen students make it through that crucial first year and beyond and obtain that degree. Although peer mentoring has been in existence for decades and, there is increasing research on this topic, there are no reviews of the…
Descriptors: Stress Management, College Freshmen, Peer Relationship, Mentors
Lane, Tonisha B.; Morgan, Kali; Lopez, Megan M. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2020
Underserved students express a high interest in earning a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree. However, their ACT benchmark indicators tend to be much lower than their peers, especially for students who report more than one underserved attribute. There are a number of STEM intervention programs (SIPs) that are designed…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Program Effectiveness, Transitional Programs, College Readiness
Zhang, Xihui; Gossett, Carol; Simpson, Jill; Davis, Ron – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2019
Advising students for success in higher education has always been an important and challenging task. This becomes even more critical nowadays as most higher education institutions are trying to boost their enrollment and improve their retention so that they can be self-sufficient financially and sustainable economically. Research studies on…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Higher Education, Faculty Advisers, College Faculty