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Nelson Laird, Thomas F.; Chen, Daniel; Kuh, George D. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2008
Using the institution as the unit of analysis, this chapter examines persistence rates for hundreds of institutions that have administered National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). A model predicting persistence with institutional and aggregated student characteristics was used to determine two groups of institutions: those that are doing…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Educational Practices, Student Characteristics
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Gabelnick, Faith; MacGregor, Jean; Matthews, Roberta S.; Smith, Barbara Leigh – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1990
Discusses what has been learned about students in college learning communities, and their progress and problems in the programs. Addresses topics including student attitudes and characteristics, retention, achievement, intellectual development, what students value about the communities, developmental changes occurring during the program, and life…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Role