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Wood, J. Luke – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of academic variables (e.g., grade point average, major change, informal meetings with faculty) on six year persistence and attainment among black male students in community colleges. Data was collected from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study and was analyzed using…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Regression (Statistics), Educational Attainment, Longitudinal Studies
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Gayles, Joy Gaston; Ampaw, Frim – Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Degree attainment at the undergraduate level for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) continues to be an issue of national concern, particularly when trying to explain disparaging gender differences in persistence. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine factors that influence degree attainment for students in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Students, Gender Differences, Females