The research citations and resource materials presented here examine Student Support Services, one of eight federally funded TRIO programs designed to increase retention and degree attainment. Student Support Services attempts to bridge the transition from high school to college for over 280,000 first-generation, low-income, and disabled students…

The references provided here give an overview of recent scholarship concerning students, faculty, and curriculum at urban community colleges. Organizational and institutional studies of urban community colleges are also included in this bibliography. The research in this article addresses important issues of student retention, faculty turnover,…

Student persistence and retention is an ongoing challenge at the community college level. There are a variety of factors that influence and determine a student's likelihood of remaining in school. The diverse nature of the community college student body presents unique challenges. For example, students represent wildly different economic,…

This 37-item bibliography cites monographs, reports, and journal articles dealing with the factors affecting college student retention and attrition. The entries, arranged alphabetically by author, cite works on drop-out prevention strategies, the factors that precipitate retention or attrition, and methodology for conducting student attrition…

In recent years, community colleges have increasingly taken on the task of providing remedial education to its students. For policymakers and educators, understanding why remediation is on the increase is a frustrating problem made so by the complexity of the causes behind it. Are students graduating from high school less prepared or are academic…

This annotated bibliography cites 39 published and unpublished papers, Web sites, or other materials based on recent scholarship concerned with recruitment, remediation, and retention of college students. (DB)

This literature review examines the retention problem and applies conclusions to Hofstra University. The conclusions drawn from the various studies indicate: (1) There are many kinds of dropouts; each group should be defined operationally, as clearly as possible. (2) Although techniques for data analysis have become more consistent, it has become…

This Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet highlights general resources that provide an overview of the issues and dilemmas that Hispanic students face. It also includes resources focusing on the transition of Hispanic students to college and of studies of student retention and best practices for retention. Two articles cited relate to specific…

Provides citations and abstracts for seven ERIC documents dealing with student retention in the face of declining enrollment, attrition and student progress, early identification of potential dropouts, causes of course withdrawal, withdrawal analysis, and student attrition and retention in two-year occupational programs. (DMM)

This bibliography of recent dissertations (1970 to March 1975) on the subject of attrition and retention of college students is intended to serve as a resource guide for administrators and for research in higher education. The arrangement is by type of institution for which the data were collected (public community colleges, public colleges and…

This CRitical Issues Bibliography describes resources that provide an overview of the issues involved for Native American college students, a minority group that is among the least likely to attend college and one that has a low graduation rate. The bibliography concentrates on cultural influences that affect the participation and success of…

The resources described in this annotated bibliography are selected to help those working at Hispanic serving institutions (institutions with at least a 25% Hispanic student population) and other institutions that serve Hispanic students. The bibliography highlights literature about recruitment and retention of Hispanic students. The resources are…

Factors are examined which should be considered in the development of academic advising systems that contribute to institutional holding power. The report first presents seven axioms, developed through an analysis of related literature, which are vital to the advisement process and then provides a bibliography of the materials surveyed. Then, four…

This annotated bibliography is the eighth in the Doctoral Research Series. It encompasses doctoral research on "Dropouts" reported in "Dissertation Abstracts International" from 1965 through June 1973. The citations are arranged in the following categories: Dropout Prediction; Dropout Prevention (Work Study Programs, Other Vocational Programs,…

Provides an annotated bibliography reflecting the current ERIC literature on compensatory education programs in community colleges. Indicates that in 1992 96% of all public 2-year colleges offered remedial instruction. Suggests that colleges must continue to offer these opportunities to underprepared students if they are to retain their open…