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An Examination of First Generation College Student Persistence Using Developmental Academic Advising
Peeters, Andrea M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Despite an increase in the number of first-generation college (FGC) students enrolling in four-year colleges and universities, there continues to be a decrease in the number of FGC students who are graduating with undergraduate degrees. While 59% of all students who enroll in four-year colleges and universities graduate, 89% percent of low-income…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Academic Advising, Developmental Programs, Undergraduate Students
Huff, Ernest W., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Two-year colleges enroll many students every year that are not prepared for college level work. The purpose of this study was to determine what factors contribute to students needing to take remediation as well as what factors lead to successfully exiting developmental education. This study looked at students who began postsecondary education in…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Remedial Programs, Achievement Gap
Sanders, Jackie; Munford, Robyn; Thimasarn-Anwar, Tewaporn – British Educational Research Journal, 2016
This article draws on the findings from a mixed-methods New Zealand study of the experience of service use of 605 vulnerable young people (aged 13-17 years). Drawing on the survey data, it focuses on the factors that assisted young people to stay on-track with their education. Key findings include: being able to stay at mainstream school was the…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Coping, Achievement Need, Mixed Methods Research
Seider, Scott C.; Clark, Shelby; Soutter, Madora – Journal of College and Character, 2015
Over the past decade, many student affairs professionals have turned their attention to non-cognitive factors that can play a role in supporting students from underrepresented groups in making it to and through college. The work in this area that has gotten the most attention in recent years has focused on students' sense of belonging and…
Descriptors: College Students, Success, Minority Group Students, Student Personnel Services
Walter, Joseph E. – Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research, 2014
In the United States, our children face a number of factors that influence their behavior. Children's peers, parents and even the media, especially television, heavily influence students. Because of these influences, it can be difficult to motivate students in the classroom to strive for and achieve success. The purpose of this article is to…
Descriptors: Motivation Techniques, Achievement Need, Secondary School Students, College Students
Bouffard, Suzanne M.; Savitz-Romer, Mandy – Educational Leadership, 2012
Where students are in their development shapes how they behave and whether they succeed. An awareness of how students develop identity and motivation can help educators guide students as they set goals for the future. Bouffard and Savitz-Romer share strategies for helping students see themselves as college graduates. They also explain how the…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Motivation Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Student Development
Lorch, Theresa M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Community colleges benefit from a diverse population with various reasons for attending. For example, 23% of Latina/o students that earned a PhD between 1990 and 2000 began their education in a community college (Rivas, Pérez, Alvarez, & Solórzano, 2007). However, there are a number who often do not persist toward their goals. To begin with,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Hispanic American Students, Student Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation
Delpit, Lisa – About Campus, 2012
Educators with a passion for facilitating learning among undergraduate students believe that education for the common good is central to what they do. In this excerpt from her new book ""Multiplication Is for White People": Raising Expectations for Other People's Children," the author suggests that this is an essential view at every educational…
Descriptors: Career Development, Textbook Content, Educational Needs, Achievement Need
Best, Jane; Dunlap, Allison – McREL International, 2014
In today's rapidly changing global economy, "21st century skills" means much more than proficiency in basic academic subjects. One of the most important noncognitive competencies for student success is conscientiousness, which encompasses traits such as perseverance, self-regulation, resilience, and responsibility. Researchers have found…
Descriptors: Student Improvement, Academic Achievement, Performance Factors, Achievement Need
Daiek, Deborah; Dixon, Shirley; Talbert, Linda – Community College Enterprise, 2012
The growing national evidence on the number of students who enter community colleges with weak academic skills demonstrates the dramatic increase in the incidence of underprepared students matriculating into postsecondary education. But the same evidence demonstrates that what happens to these developmental students upon enrolling into…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Community Colleges, High School Graduates, College Preparation
Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula – Parenting for High Potential, 2011
In this article, the author discusses the meaning and importance of high grades and high achievement in terms of giftedness. She offers some reasons to tell children about the importance of school achievement. She suggests that good grades are no guarantee of eventual adult success, whether that is defined as a high income or a rewarding,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent, High Achievement, Academic Achievement
Espinoza, Roberta – Educational Leadership, 2012
Educators can have a powerful influence on the future of low-income and minority students whose paths might appear uncertain. By developing trusting relationships, acting as mentors, and sharing information about the education system, teachers, counselors, and other adults can create pivotal moments that transform students' lives. Espinoza shares…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Minority Group Students, Low Income Groups, Teacher Student Relationship
Holmquist, Carol L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Despite the need, persistence in remediation hovers at 50% (NCES, 2002) while nearly one third of community college enrollees arrive under-prepared (Hess, 2009). Persistence is correlated with academic preparation (Nash & Kallenbach, 2009), and barriers to persistence include a number of demographic barriers (Education, 2006; Labaree, 2006).…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Adult Students, Adult Education, Academic Persistence
Shaffer, Leigh S.; Zalewski, Jacqueline M. – NACADA Journal, 2011
We began this series by addressing the challenges of career advising in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environment. In this article, we define human capital and suggest that advisors encourage students to utilize the principle of maximizing human capital when making decisions. We describe the personal traits and attitudes needed to…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Career Counseling, Career Choice, Career Development
Connor, David J. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2012
Students with learning disabilities (LD) are particularly vulnerable in making the school-to-college transition where they negotiate a complex constellation of challenges that include academic demands, social expectations, and emotional/personal growth. Although a substantial body of knowledge exists about college students with LD, it is largely…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, College Students, Accessibility (for Disabled), Student Experience