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Denise Tiberio – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative multiple-case study examined the experiences of exploratory students and the support provided by university resources and academic advising throughout their transition and major exploration. Data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews with the five exploratory students who entered the university in the Fall of 2021.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Majors (Students), Decision Making, Discovery Learning
Bocking, William Alexander – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this dissertation in practice is to determine how the University of Louisville's College of Business can better support transfer students as they enter the college. Current practices do not best support this transition phase for students which can lead to academic struggles. Considering the Fall 2020 population consisted of 416…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Business Education, College Transfer Students, Student Experience
Townsend, Yaneli Torres – ProQuest LLC, 2022
First-generation, minority, undergraduate students experiencing the imposter phenomenon need more support programs in their transition to higher education. This study focused on examining how students experience the imposter phenomenon and also identifying the additional strategies and support that those in academic advising offices can implement.…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Minority Group Students, Undergraduate Students, Self Concept
Beauchemin, Amy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this single case study was to gain a deeper understanding of the supports provided by postsecondary education institutions to students in Educational Opportunity Programs (EOPs). EOPs provide typically low-income, first generation, academically underprepared, and underserved students, who are often overlooked but show potential,…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Educational Opportunities, Academic Persistence, Postsecondary Education
Welsh, Jody Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The problem addressed in this study was the transition from middle school to high school, a source of difficulty for many students. Student advisory programs have been implemented in many secondary schools as one solution to this problem. While research supports the use of advisory programs, little research exists regarding the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Student Promotion, Transitional Programs, Middle Schools, High Schools
Sanchez, Mark Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Historically, first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities have had very high attrition rates at California Community Colleges and institutions of higher education in general. Based on figures compiled by the National Center for Educational Statistics in 2004, 4.5 million low-income, first-generation college students comprise…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Disabilities, Undergraduate Students, First Generation College Students