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Direct linkClovis, Meghan Ann; Chang, Mido – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
Research has shown that academic momentum is a key factor in degree completion for students attending 4-year institutions. The characteristics of 2-year students (also called community college students) often lead them to engage in behaviors contrary to the theory of academic momentum, and these behaviors theoretically reduce their likelihood of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment, Bachelors Degrees, Two Year College Students
Barbera, Salvatore A.; Berkshire, Steven David; Boronat, Consuelo B.; Kennedy, Michael H. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2020
A plethora of research spanning several decades has attempted to understand predictors of retention and graduation in undergraduate bachelor's degree programs. The topic is no less important today, as larger and larger swaths of the American population attend college each year. Studies have demonstrated that key demographic variables, indicators…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence, Bachelors Degrees, Readiness
Hawley, Tamela H.; Harris, Tracy A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2006
This study analyzed student characteristics that impact persistence among first-year students attending a large, metropolitan community college. The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Freshmen Survey was administered to first-time students during orientation. Factor analysis was used to classify students' personality and behavioral…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Student Attitudes, College Freshmen, College Administration
