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Direct linkParker, Eugene T., III.; Kilgo, Cindy A.; Sheets, Jessica K. Ezell; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of internship participation on college students, specifically the effect on college GPA. Further, because of the capacity to disaggregate students by race in the sample, this study is significant because it provides much needed empirical evidence surrounding the impact of participation in…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Internship Programs, Student Participation, College Seniors
Soria, Krista M.; Stubblefield, Robin – Journal of College Student Development, 2015
Strengths-based approaches are flourishing across hundreds of higher education institutions as student affairs practitioners and educators seek to leverage students' natural talents so they can reach "previously unattained levels of personal excellence" (Lopez & Louis, 2009, p. 2). Even amid the growth of strengths-based approaches…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Persistence, Correlation, Online Surveys
Wilsey, Stephanie A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2013
Women are an increasingly large presence in undergraduate education, and many female students are mothers in addition to their role as college students. To compare and contrast 2 groups of student mothers (adult and traditional college-age), we administered a 39-item survey to 95 student mothers. We assessed demographic variables, reasons for…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Undergraduate Study, College Students, Mothers
Van Rheenen, Derek; Atwood, Jason R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
The exploitation of college athletes has been a topic of controversy within American higher education for over half of a century. Especially in the revenue-generating sports of men's basketball and football, critics have highlighted the surplus gains expropriated by colleges and universities on the backs of these young men, who are…
Descriptors: College Athletics, College Students, Athletes, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedTing, Siu-Man Raymond; Robinson, Tracy L. – Journal of College Student Development, 1998
Explores academic performance of Caucasian and African-American college freshmen (N=2,600) in a Southeastern public research university. Four cognitive and 30 psychosocial and demographic variables were used to predict the students' GPA and retention. Findings reveal cognitive and psychosocial variables for predicting student success. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen
Pasque, Penny A.; Murphy, Rena – Journal of College Student Development, 2005
Findings from this study show that living-learning (LL) programs at a research institution in the Midwest have a series of positive outcomes for both academic achievement and intellectual engagement. Controlling for past academic achievement, socioeconomic status, and demographic characteristics, LL programs are predictors, albeit small…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Living Learning Centers, Research and Development Centers, Outcomes of Education
