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Direct linkKelly, 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
Reysen, Rebekah H.; Degges-White, Suzanne; Reysen, Matthew B. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2020
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship among academic entitlement, life satisfaction, and academic performance as measured by cumulative grade point average. When comparing academically at-risk versus non-at-risk college students, academically at-risk students scored significantly lower on satisfaction with life than their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Student Attitudes, Life Satisfaction
Financially Eligible Pell Grant Community College Students' Perceptions of Institutional Integration
Ocean, Mia – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2017
There is a wealth of literature on the integration of university students increasing retention and ultimate completion, yet much less is known about the connections or disconnections that exist for community college students. Therefore, I interviewed financially eligible Pell Grant community college students (n = 62) about their connections to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Attitudes, Social Integration
Sriram, Rishi – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2014
This study utilized an experimental pretest-posttest control group design to determine if changing the way academically high-risk college students view intelligence affected their academic effort and achievement when compared to students in a control intervention. Results indicated that students taught to view intelligence as malleable reported…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Pretests Posttests, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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
Campbell, Corbin M.; Mislevy, Jessica L. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
Along with the massification of higher education and increasing costs, the pressure on institutions to retain all students to degree completion has been mounting. Early identification of students who are at risk of leaving an institution may help institutions to target and retain these students. This study investigated whether freshmen behaviors,…
Descriptors: Identification, At Risk Students, School Holding Power, Enrollment
