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Clayson, Ashley – Written Communication, 2018
Through a study of collaborative writing at a student advocacy nonprofit, this article explores how writers distribute their text planning across tools, artifacts, and gestures, with a particular focus on how embodied representations of texts are present in text planning. Findings indicate that these and other representations generated by the…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Work Environment, Advocacy, Nonprofit Organizations
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Russo-Gleicher, Rosalie J. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2014
This article provides qualitative insights into addressing the issue of student retention in online classes in higher education. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted at random with 16 faculty who teach online courses at a large community college in the Northeast about how to improve online student retention. Qualitative analysis…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Online Courses
Rodriguez-Garcia, Luis Manuel – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study explored the problem of student attrition in beginning courses of an Intensive English Program (IEP) that may affect the sustainability of the IEP. The purpose of the study was to understand the perceptions of continuing students and the factors that influenced their motivation and engagement to persist studying in the IEP.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Adult Students, English Language Learners
Gonzalez, Sharon D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore and describe what factors contributed to interrupted persistence among international students, in a General Education Development (GED) preparation course, in an adult continuing education department, in a community college setting, located in an urban area in New York City. The study utilized a qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, General Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Education