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Bob Blankenberger; Rob Kerr; Ty Dooley – Educational Policy, 2024
In this study we employed regression analysis and between-group matched pair design to analyze whether participation in a competency-based education pilot was associated with improved high school completion and postsecondary entry. Data were obtained for high schools participating in a CBE pilot program in Illinois. Results of the matched pair…
Descriptors: High Schools, Competency Based Education, Pilot Projects, Educational Attainment
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Hearn, Shane; Funnell, Sarah – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2021
Increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in higher education can play a critical role in transforming lives and is the trajectory to closing the gap and reducing disadvantage. Despite recent progress, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples remain significantly under-represented in higher education. Poor retention and…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Student Personnel Services, School Holding Power, Graduation Rate
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Stephanie A. Saulnier; Natasha Walker – Journal of Social Work Education, 2023
Certain student populations including youth formerly in foster care, first-generation college students, those with mental illness and substance abuse issues, and racial and ethnic minority students, face persistent challenges to their pursuit of college education, contributing to low graduation rates compared to their peers. This article details…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Dropouts, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education
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Silver Wolf, David A. Patterson; Perkins, Jacob; Butler-Barnes, Sheretta T.; Walker, Thomas A., Jr. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
Educators, policymakers, and institutions have worked for decades to increase rates of college graduation, but about half of students who enter college drop out without completing a bachelor's degree. Although the rate of student attrition is higher in the United States than in any other industrialized nation, about 30% of U.S. students will drop…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Student School Relationship, Dropouts, Academic Persistence
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Burkholder, Gary J.; Lenio, Jim; Holland, Nicole; Seidman, Alan; Neal, Diane; Middlebrook, Jimmy; Jobe, Rebecca – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2013
There continues to be increasing focus on college student retention and persistence. This focus is coming from the United States federal government, accrediting organizations, and from students, parents, and the public. Given the spiraling costs of education and the fact that retention rates have not improved over time, various stakeholders are…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Literature Reviews, Distance Education, Change Strategies
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Ricks, Kenneth G.; Richardson, James A.; Stern, Harold P.; Taylor, Robert P.; Taylor, Ryan A. – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2014
Retention and graduation rates for engineering disciplines are significantly lower than desired, and research literature offers many possible causes. Engineering learning communities provide the opportunity to study relationships among specific causes and to develop and evaluate activities designed to lessen their impact. This paper details an…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Engineering Education
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Ali, Radwan; Leeds, Elke M. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2009
Student retention in online education is a concern for students, faculty and administration. Retention rates are 20% lower in online courses than in traditional face-to-face courses. As part of an integration and engagement strategy, a face-to-face orientation was added to an online undergraduate business information systems course to examine its…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Information Systems, Program Effectiveness, School Holding Power
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Wischusen, Sheri Maples; Wischusen, E. William – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2007
The Biology Intensive Orientation for Students (BIOS) Program was designed to assess the impact of a 5-d intensive prefreshman program on success and retention of biological science majors at Louisiana State University. The 2005 pilot program combined content lectures and examinations for BIOL 1201, Introductory Biology for Science Majors, as well…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Grade Point Average, Pilot Projects, Academic Achievement