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Download full textRankin, David A.; Scott, Joyce A.; Kim, JoHyun – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2015
Prompted by changing demographics, economic pressures, and global competition, Texas and members of the Southern Regional Education Board adopted policies to boost minority enrollment and success in higher education around the turn of the century. This study draws upon IPEDS graduation rate data for a benchmark year, 2002, and for 2006 through…
Descriptors: State Policy, Postsecondary Education, Graduation Rate, Benchmarking
Direct linkMidcap, Richard; Seitzer, Joan; Holliday, Randy; Childs, Amy; Bowser, Dana – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
Success and Interactive Learning's (SAIL) front-loaded retention activities and unique financial incentives have combined to improve retention, persistence, and success of first-time college students. Its effectiveness has been validated through a comparison of retention rates and aggregate quality-point averages of SAIL cohorts with those rates…
Descriptors: Incentives, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement
Kirst, Michael W., Ed.; Venezia, Andrea, Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
This book reveals why so many students are entering college unprepared for college level work and often unable to complete a degree. This important book presents the findings of the Bridge Project, a major national research study conducted by Stanford University and funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the U.S. Department of Education. The…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Change, Graduation Rate, College Admission
