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Mellor, David T.; Brooks, Wesley R.; Gray, Steven A.; Jordan, Rebecca C. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2015
Student attrition from colleges in the United States is a widespread phenomenon, posing real stresses to students, their families, and to universities. We examined the causes of poor academic performance in students' first semester through interviews and questionnaires and administered a small intervention course to freshmen on academic probation…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, College Readiness, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Seefeldt, Carol; Denton, Kristin; Galper, Alice; Younoszai, Tina – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1999
Investigated the relationship between Head Start parents' membership in a Transition Demonstration, level of parent education, self-efficacy, and children's academic abilities. Found that membership in the transition group was associated with parental self-efficacy, which significantly predicted children's academic abilities. (JPB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students, Low Income Groups
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Seefeldt, Carol; Denton, Kristen; Galper, Alice; Younoszai, Tina – Elementary School Journal, 1998
Explored relations between former Head Start parents' self-efficacy beliefs, beliefs about their children's academic abilities, affective state of depression, perceptions of school climate, and reported level of involvement in their children's education at end of kindergarten year. Parents' views of school climate and beliefs in their ability to…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Children, Depression (Psychology), Educational Environment