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Direct linkVillarreal, María de Lourdes; García, Hugo A. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
This Grounded Theory study utilized Self-determination Theory to analyze the interview results of 18 community college African American and Latino males. The goal was to learn what helped participants to succeed and persist in developmental and transfer-level writing courses despite the obstacles that they faced. Three major themes emerged: (a)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
Crews, Denise M.; Aragon, Steven R. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
This study examined the relationships between first semester participation in a community college developmental writing course and persistence and goal attainment. The study examined whether developmental writing course participants completed more of their credits, enrolled for more semesters, and completed degree/certificates and/or transferred…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Credits, Basic Writing, Community Colleges
