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Grant-Vallone, Elisa; Reid, Kelly; Umali, Christine; Pohlert, Edward – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2004
Universities are becoming increasingly concerned with ways to increase retention rates, student success in college, and comfort level on campus for demographically underrepresented and first-generation college students. Although there are many approaches for helping students' transition to a university, one important intervention strategy is to…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Intervention, Social Adjustment, Mentors