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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
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
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
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
Williams, Donjanea F. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2012
College students on probation are generally considered at-risk for dropping out, as indicated by a wide range of literature. This article focuses on an action research study that explored the impact of a career workshop series on freshman students in a probation course at a medium-sized university located in the southeastern United States. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Action Research, Student Motivation, Program Effectiveness
Dill, Anna L.; Gilbert, Jerome A.; Hill, Jennifer P.; Minchew, Sue S.; Sempier, Tracie A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2011
Traditionally at Mississippi State University (MSU), students who are placed on academic suspension are required to stay out of school one regular semester. As an alternative, the university designed a program for early readmission for suspended students who agree to follow the requirements outlined in the "Learning Skills Support…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, At Risk Students, Study Skills, School Holding Power
Bai, Haiyan; Pan, Wei – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2010
The present study utilizes a multilevel approach to assess the effects of four different types of intervention on college student retention, focusing on the interaction effects between the student characteristics and the types of intervention. The program effects on a 3-year trend are also explored. The findings of the present study reveal that…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Integration, Interaction, School Holding Power