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Hwang, Jihee; Wao, Felix – Journal of College Student Development, 2021
College student satisfaction and engagement are important indicators of the quality of student learning experiences and outcomes in higher education. Researchers have found student satisfaction to be positively related to student persistence and academic success (Kuh, 2009; Strahan & Credé, 2015). Understanding the level of student…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Seniors, Student Satisfaction, Student Participation
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Brown, Susannah K.; Burdsal, Charles A. – Journal of General Education, 2012
This research sought to investigate student success using psychological sense of community as a guiding theory with the intention of providing information that could be applied in a university setting. Policy makers, researchers, and practitioners involved with higher education need programs for student success that are both efficient and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Community Surveys, Attachment Behavior
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Chambers, Tony – College Student Journal, 2010
A major challenge of assessing students' experiences in postsecondary education is collecting an array of information that inform institutions about what students do and how they make meaning of their experiences during their time in particular educational environments. While the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is highly respected and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Statistical Analysis, Coding
Alexander, Matthew, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Many colleges and universities are grappling with the ever-increasing challenge of understanding the impact that college has on students. Research has validated the fact that student engagement has a significant impact on academic performance, satisfaction with college experience, and graduation rates. Student engagement is the connection that…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, African American Students, Black Colleges
Mahan, David M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation explored the four-year college experience of first-generation and continuing-generation students at a small private institution. Using Astin's I-E-O model (1970), the following variables in the student experience were considered: precollege student characteristics (input); engagement in academic experiences, cocurricular…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Seniors, Learner Engagement, Student Experience
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Kuh, George D.; Gonyea, Robert M. – Liberal Education, 2006
One of the more intriguing trends at the turn of the twenty-first century is the ascendant influence of religion in various aspects of American life. The renewed interest in religion and spirituality is not just a function of aging baby boomers acknowledging their mortality. The University of Pennsylvania reported that 86 percent of those between…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Religion, Spiritual Development, Higher Education