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Predicting Retention from Students' Experiences with College Processes.
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Heverly, Mary Ann – Journal of College Student Retention, 1999
A study investigated the extent to which 104 community college students' experiences with key college processes during the first few weeks of school predicted their persistence or withdrawal from the college in the second semester. Results identified a small set of processes, both administrative and instructional, that differentiated between…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Community Colleges, Organizational Climate
Career Maturity and College Student Persistence.
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Perry, Stephen R.; Cabrera, Alberto F.; Vogt, W. Paul – Journal of College Student Retention, 1999
A study examined the role of career maturity in the college persistence of 307 freshmen at a public, residential, four-year college. Results indicate that the My Vocational Situation instrument is reliable and valid, although theoretical formulations should be reexamined. Career maturity was positively associated with several variables important…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Development, College Freshmen, Goal Orientation
Predicting Academic Success and Retention for African American Women in College.
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Schwartz, Robert A.; Washington, Charles M. – Journal of College Student Retention, 1999
A study examined the academic success and retention of 213 first-year female African-American students at a historically black, private, liberal arts college in the Southeast. The women were surveyed concerning their preparation and readiness for college during their first weeks on campus, and responses were compared with actual academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Black Colleges, Black Students