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St. John, Edward P.; Hu, Shouping; Simmons, Ada; Carter, Deborah Faye; Weber, Jeff – Research in Higher Education, 2004
The results from this study indicate similarities and differences in the factors related to the persistence of White and African American students in their freshman and sophomore years in college. Using random samples of data from students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in a Midwestern state, OLS regression analyses indicated…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Academic Persistence, African American Students, White Students
Ouimet, Judith A.; Bunnage, JoAnne C.; Carini, Robert M.; Kuh, George D.; Kennedy, John – Research in Higher Education, 2004
This study focused on how the design of a national student survey instrument was informed and improved through the combined use of student focus groups, cognitive interviews, and expert survey design advice. We were specifically interested in determining (a) how students interpret the items and response options, (b) the frequency of behaviors or…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Interviews, College Students, Student Surveys
Kaufman, Peter; Feldman, Kenneth A. – Research in Higher Education, 2004
Using data from 82 in-depth interviews with a randomly selected sample of college students, we explore how these students are forming felt identities in the following domains: intelligence and knowledgeability, occupation, and cosmopolitanism. We study the formation of students' identities by considering college an arena of social interaction in…
Descriptors: College Students, Interviews, Peer Influence, College Environment
Titus, Marvin A. – Research in Higher Education, 2004
Using constructs from Bean's (1990) [In: D. Hossler and J. P. Bean (Eds.), The strategic management of college enrollments. San Francisco:Jossey-Bass] student attrition model and the Berger and Milem (2000) [In: J. C. Smart (Ed.), Higher education: Handbook of theory and research (Vol. XV, pp. 268?338). New York: Agathon Press] college impact…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Colleges, Student Attrition, Context Effect
Rettinger, David A.; Jordan, Augustus E.; Peschiera, Francisco – Research in Higher Education, 2004
This study uses students' evaluations of a hypothetical situation to assess their beliefs about other students' decisions to cheat on an exam. Participants read a vignette describing an examination in which the protagonist has the opportunity to cheat. The description of the vignette's protagonist was manipulated with respect to his perceived…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Cognitive Ability, Cheating, Tests