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Direct linkWiltsher, Cheree Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The improvement of first generation college student persistence and graduation rates is an undertaking that benefits individuals, society, and the institutions whose mission it is to confer degrees. This goal is one that is best served by an acknowledgment of the causes of attrition as well as understanding the factors that strengthen and…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate, Student Motivation
Peer reviewedSutter, Nate; Paulson, Sharon – College Student Journal, 2016
The current study examined whether it is possible to increase college students' intention to earn a four-year degree with the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Three research questions were examined: (1) Can the TPB predict traditional undergraduates' graduation intention? (2) Does graduation intention differ by traditional students' year of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Prediction, Predictor Variables, Behavior Theories
Shaw, Melanie; Blyler, Diane; Bradley, Jama; Burrus, Scott; Rodriguez, Raymond – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2015
This quantitative study provides evidence of the benefits of learning contracts in online higher education. In this study, data were gathered from doctoral students who had completed all course work and comprehensive exams, but failed to make expected progress on dissertation. The students were given the opportunity to participate in a voluntary…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Academic Achievement, Doctoral Programs, Statistical Analysis
Download full textRoss, Terris – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
Previous studies have shown the impact of parental involvement on a number of student achievement, motivation, and engagement outcomes, but the extent to which parental involvement influences high school completion and postsecondary attendance has received less attention in the literature. Filling that gap, this study replicates and extends…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Expectation, Parent Attitudes
McNamara, Corinne L.; Marsil, Dorothy F. – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: Researchers examined the prevalence of self-identified and researcher-identified stalking victimization among college students. Participants and Methods: A representative sample of 1,573 (70.1% female; 29.9% male) student respondents completed an online stalking questionnaire. Results: Overall, 12% self-identified as having been…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Victims, College Students, Graduation Rate
Hardinger, Regina Gail – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Many educational administrators in Georgia continue to struggle with low student academic achievement and low high school graduation rates. DuFour's professional learning community (PLC) theory suggests a positive relationship between levels of PLC implementation and academic achievement and between levels of PLC implementation and graduation…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Graduation Rate
Nichols, Timothy; Ailts, Jacob; Chang, Kuo-Liang – Honors in Practice, 2016
This study gathered, analyzed, and compared perspectives of students who were honors-eligible but never began the program, students who began in honors and discontinued their enrollment, and those who were persisting in honors. Broadly speaking (and not surprisingly), the responses of students persisting in honors reflected the most positive…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, School Holding Power, Honors Curriculum
Second-Degree Learners in Associate Degree Nursing Programs: Characteristics and Progression Success
McGinley, Patricia M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Second degree learners are attending associate (ADN), accelerated baccalaureate (BSN), and entry level masters (ELM) degree nursing programs. There is limited data related to the socio-demographic characteristics and graduation success rates of students attending accelerated BSN or ELM programs and no data related to second-degree learners…
Descriptors: Nursing, Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Academic Degrees
Pingry O'Neill, Laura N.; Markward, Martha J.; French, Joshua P. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2012
This exploratory study determined which set of student characteristics and disability-related services explained graduation success among college students with disabilities. The archived records of 1,289 unidentified students with disabilities in three public universities were examined ex-post-facto to collect demographic data on the students, the…
Descriptors: College Students, Disabilities, Student Characteristics, Predictor Variables
Maguire, Kristopher – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Many students in Grades 9-10 are not meeting state standards on standardized mathematics tests in the Southeastern United States. The focus of this study was to determine if a teacher's confidence level affects student success in mathematics and to discover which type of teacher self-efficacy best predicts student performance. Bandura's social…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Effectiveness, Graduation Rate
Sarrico, Claudia S.; Rosa, Maria J.; Coelho, Ines P. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to measure and compare the performance of Portuguese secondary schools. Design/methodology/approach: Some data on the schools were collected via an electronic questionnaire sent to 103 secondary schools of the centre region of Portugal; other needed data were available through the Centre Regional Education…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Dropout Rate, Benchmarking, Educational Assessment
Harmon, Martino – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to the American Association of Community Colleges (2010), more than 40% of all African American students enrolled in postsecondary education are enrolled in two-year colleges. A review of the literature indicated that improving persistence and completion rates for African American students is a challenge that two-year colleges face. This…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, African American Students, Student Personnel Services
