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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
Maharaj, Chris; Sirjoosingh, Vashish; Ali, Aadil; Primus, Simone J.; Arjoon, Surendra – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
This study concerns students in an internationally accredited undergraduate mechanical engineering program who due to consistent poor grades are academically dismissed and, by existing policy, required to take a 1-year leave of absence. The purpose was to determine whether the policy could be improved to offer more proactive solutions to address…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Engineering Education, Grade Point Average, Academic Probation
Kelly, Bridget Turner; Raines, Alyscia; Brown, Rachel; French, Andrew; Stone, Joakina – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
Retention of Black students at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) is often studied. However, very few researchers examine what helped retain Black women undergraduate students from PWIs with multiple intersecting identities. Through a qualitative research design that honors the stories of 16 Black women who graduated from PWIs, we explore…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Racial Composition, College Environment
Hansen, Michele Joann; Trujillo, Daniel J.; Boland, Donna L.; MacKinnon, Joyce L. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2014
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the underlying non-cognitive processes and institutional factors that allowed first-year students to enact effective strategies for attaining academic success and persisting despite obstacles. The varying levels of academic preparation and unique obstacles faced by the student participants…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Academic Achievement
Sargent, Carol Springer; Borthick, A. Faye; Lederberg, Amy R.; Haardorfer, Regine – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
The struggle to get weak students to use learning support services plagues virtually all retention programs (Friedlander, 1980; Hodges, 2001; Karabenick & Knapp, 1988; Moore & LeDee, 2006; Simpson, Hynd, Nist, & Burrell, 1997; Webster & Dee, 1998). This study presents a cost-effective form of supplemental instruction (SI), in the form of on-line…
Descriptors: College Students, At Risk Students, Low Achievement, Academic Support Services