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Braund, Anne; James, Trixie; Johnston, Katrina; Mullaney, Louise – Student Success, 2020
Personal characteristics contributing to success in higher education has become an important area of focus in recent years. Duckworth's (2007) grit framework shows positive correlations with a range of academic outcomes. This article explores the characteristics of grit in a study of female students who identified as mothers during their enrolment…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Student Motivation, College Students, Mothers
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Rumann, Corey B.; Hamrick, Florence A. – Journal of Higher Education, 2010
United States National Guard and Reserve units--including their college student members--increasingly are deployed, resulting in students' abrupt withdrawals from college and subsequent re-enrollments after their return. This study explored student veterans' transitions from deployment back to their prior status as full-time college students at…
Descriptors: College Students, Veterans, Military Service, Reentry Students