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Bowman, Nicholas A.; Felix, Vivienne – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2017
Despite considerable research on student retention and persistence, college graduation rates remain modest. This article proposes the concept of student identity centrality, which is defined as the extent to which being a student is important to one's self-image or identity. This study found student identity centrality was positively related to…
Descriptors: Success, College Students, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence