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Garcia, Narciso; Jones, Don; Challoo, Linda; Mundy, Marie-Anne; Isaacson, Carrie – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2018
This mixed methods study involved a two phase analysis of how Early College High Schools influence students who graduate with <19 college credit hours, 20-39 college credit hours, or >40 college credit hours in obtaining a Bachelor's Degree. The research incorporated an explanatory sequential mixed methods design that involved collecting…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Bound Students, Academic Persistence, Mixed Methods Research
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Garza, Kristopher K.; Bain, Steve F.; Kupczynski, Lori – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2014
Institutions of higher learning have struggled to retain incoming freshmen, especially Hispanic students, who historically face greater challenges to succeed. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to investigate the relationship between resiliency, self-efficacy, and persistence of college seniors with an emphasis on first- and…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Resilience (Psychology), Self Efficacy, Academic Persistence
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Fernandez, Mary Ruth; Guzman, Norma – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2014
This mixed methods study examines factors associated with student learning outcomes for Mexican American students in the public elementary schools. The problem of disproportionate identification of cultural and linguistically diverse students in special education is addressed. This study looks at 23 third and fourth grade students by means of a…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Academic Achievement, Mexican Americans, Student Attitudes