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Hartman, Catherine – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2023
Each year, millions of students enroll in open-access two-year colleges with the hope of earning skills, training, and most importantly, a degree that will allow them to pursue their goals, including transferring to a four-year institution. Developmental, or remedial, education has been found to present multiple barriers to two-year student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Remedial Instruction, College Transfer Students, Academic Freedom
Baldwin, Amy; Bunting, Bryce; Daugherty, Doug; Lewis, Latoya; Steenbergh, Tim – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2020
In recent years, growth mindset, resilience, and belonging have become popular topics for research and practice among college educators. The authors of this new volume deepen the conversation around these noncognitive factors that significantly impact student success. Along with offering support for the development of learning mindsets, this book…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Resilience (Psychology), Student College Relationship, Academic Achievement
Kilgo, Cindy Ann – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2020
The newest edition to the National Resource Center's series on Special Student Populations focuses on supporting LGBTQ+ students on campus. Despite increasing visibility and acceptance in some spheres, many LGBTQ+ students continue to experience a negative climate on college campuses, presenting barriers to their academic and personal success.…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, College Environment, College Students, Barriers
Shea, Lynne C.; Hecker, Linda; Lalor, Adam R. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2019
Colleges and universities are seeing increasing numbers of students with a range of disabilities enrolling in postsecondary education. Many of these disabilities are invisible and, despite their potential for negative impact on students' academic and social adjustment, some students will choose not to identify as having a disability or request…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism