Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| College Freshmen | 4 |
| Gender Differences | 4 |
| Transitional Programs | 4 |
| Academic Achievement | 3 |
| Undergraduate Students | 3 |
| Access to Education | 2 |
| Age Differences | 2 |
| College Students | 2 |
| Coping | 2 |
| English (Second Language) | 2 |
| Evaluation Methods | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Cabras, Cristina | 1 |
| Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. | 1 |
| Duranczyk, Irene M., Ed. | 1 |
| Goff, Emily, Ed. | 1 |
| Higbee, Jeanne L., Ed. | 1 |
| Hotchkiss, Julie L. | 1 |
| Lundell, Dana B., Ed. | 1 |
| Mondo, Marina | 1 |
| Moore, Robert E. | 1 |
| Pitts, M. Melinda | 1 |
Publication Type
| Books | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
Location
| Italy | 2 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Botswana | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Program for International… | 1 |
| Trends in International… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkCabras, Cristina; Mondo, Marina – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2018
The transition to university appears to be a complex and delicate time in students' lives, involving a sequence of changes regarding both the personal/affective and social/professional spheres, facilitating students' ability to adapt to a new life context. It represents a challenging time that requires students to use adaptive resources to face…
Descriptors: Coping, Life Satisfaction, Gender Differences, Age Differences
Download full textHotchkiss, Julie L.; Moore, Robert E.; Pitts, M. Melinda – Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 2005
This paper applies a standard treatment effects model to determine that participation in Freshman Learning Communities (FLCs) improves academic performance and retention. Not controlling for individual self-selection into FLC participation leads one to incorrectly conclude that the impact is the same across race and gender groups. Accurately…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence
Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education
Lundell, Dana B., Ed.; Higbee, Jeanne L., Ed.; Duranczyk, Irene M., Ed.; Goff, Emily, Ed. – Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy, University of Minnesota, 2007
This monograph consists of 13 chapters featuring a diverse range of perspectives centralizing student standpoints about their experiences in higher education and access programs. Chapter 1, "Student Perspectives on College Readiness" (Jeanne L. Higbee), provides the results of a survey of developmental education students regarding college…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Writing (Composition), Academic Achievement
