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Horst, S. Jeanne; Finney, Sara J.; Prendergast, Caroline O.; Pope, Andrea M.; Crewe, Morgan – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2022
Professional standards related to outcomes assessment call for student affairs professionals to use research to inform programming. If professionals are to rely on research to build programs that positively impact student learning outcomes, the research should be credible. We examined the quality of program effectiveness research available for…
Descriptors: Credibility, Inferences, Program Effectiveness, Educational Research
McCauley, Carlas; Webb, Julie; Abdelrahim, Suzanne; Mahmoud-Tabana, Soha – School Community Journal, 2023
This article explores an action-oriented research study designed to provide better understanding of ways to leverage school and community partnership through family engagement, focusing on the development and enactment of an approach to nurture family-school partnerships. Specifically, in partnership with seven school districts, a team of…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Bilingual Students, Family School Relationship, Family Involvement
Canaan, Serena; Fischer, Stefanie; Mouganie, Pierre; Schnorr, Geoffrey C. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2022
To boost college graduation rates, policymakers often advocate for academic supports such as coaching or mentoring. Proactive and intensive coaching interventions are effective, but are costly and difficult to scale. We evaluate a relatively lower-cost group coaching program targeted at first-year college students placed on academic probation.…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), College Freshmen, Academic Probation, Grade Point Average
Lorrena Duce – Education Research and Perspectives, 2023
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most prevalent childhood neurodevelopmental disorder. Arising from a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors, along with epigenetic changes during foetal development, ADHD is a lifelong condition that impacts children's academic and social functioning in numerous adverse…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intervention, Student Behavior
Grapin, Sally L.; Sulkowski, Michael L.; Lazarus, Philip J. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2016
In school contexts, social support refers to the overall perception one has of feeling included and cared for in a community of peers, teachers, caregivers, and others. Social support is critical for promoting positive academic and psychosocial outcomes for students. Conversely, a lack of perceived social support may be associated with increased…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Social Support Groups, Literature Reviews, Evidence Based Practice
Walker, Luann – Learning Assistance Review, 2016
Students with disabilities are attending institutions of higher education at an increasing rate. This trend leads to questions concerning academic success, institution responsibility, and the impact of academic support centers. Unfortunately, faculty and professional staff often do not have sufficient knowledge to address the ever-changing needs…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Academic Support Services, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
Paideya, Vino; Bengesai, Annah – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2017
The aim of this systematic review was to examine research studies which focus on effective student support practices and show evidence of credible assessment. To identify effective student support practices, and also to provide a contemporary picture of effective support practices at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, 24 studies which met the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Higher Education, Journal Articles
Gershenfeld, Susan – Review of Educational Research, 2014
This review summarizes published studies on undergraduate mentoring programs from 2008 to 2012. Twenty studies met the inclusion criteria, which included empirical research on formal mentoring programs with undergraduate students as mentees or mentors. Each study was assessed based on limitations identified in two earlier reviews of the mentoring…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Program Effectiveness
Berumen, Juan Gabriel; Zerquera, Desiree D.; Smith, Joshua S. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2015
While a number of studies have examined outcomes associated with early intervention programs that have a financial aid component, few have examined the experiences of student beneficiaries of those programs and the administrators charged with carrying out state mandates associated with the implementation of the programs. This gap in the literature…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Academic Support Services, Role Perception, Program Effectiveness
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Schneider, Emily – MDRC, 2011
One of the greatest challenges that community colleges face in their efforts to increase graduation rates is improving the success of students in their developmental, or remedial, education programs--the courses that students without adequate academic preparation must take before they can enroll in courses for college credit. Emphasizing results…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Models, College Readiness, Evidence
Stone, Marion E., Ed.; Jacobs, Glen, Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2008
This monograph describes Supplemental Instruction, a student assistance program designed to improve the academic success of college freshmen based on the idea that if students are not being successful in courses then perhaps colleges should change the way courses are taught. Supplemental Instruction (SI) utilizes regularly scheduled, out-of-class,…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, College Freshmen, Success, Student Improvement