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Download full textTatiana Melguizo; Francisco Martorell; Elise Swanson; W. Edward Chi; Elizabeth S. Park; Adrianna Kezar – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
We examine the effects of a comprehensive college transition program (CCTP) on four psychosocial outcomes associated with postsecondary success: sense of belonging, mattering, and academic and social self-efficacy. The CCTP operates on three four-year campuses and includes a range of supports, including shared academic courses, peer mentoring, and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, First Year Seminars, Communities of Practice, Transitional Programs
Direct linkShelburne, Nathan Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Colleges and universities commonly implement first-year seminars to support new students during the challenging and formative first semester. These programs are widely regarded as highly effective in promoting student persistence through the first year and beyond. However, attention on the indirect outcome of persistence as the primary measure of…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Quasiexperimental Design, Student Development, Well Being
Latino, Jennifer A.; Ashcraft, Michelle – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2012
"The First-Year Seminar: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Courses to Support Student Learning and Success," a five-volume series, is designed to assist educators who are interested in launching a first-year seminar or revamping an existing program. Each volume examines a different aspect of first-year seminar design or…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, National Surveys, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship
Talburt, Susan; Boyles, Deron – Journal of General Education, 2005
This article draws on historical and philosophical lenses and interviews with students to question some fundamental tenets underlying the practice of freshman learning communities (FLCs): that they develop community and improve students' learning experiences. The article brings to the discourse of FLCs some critical questions regarding their value…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Freshmen, Student Development, Interviews
Peer reviewedMark, Melvin M.; Romano, John J. – Evaluation Review, 1982
A trial program to improve the quality of liberal arts education gave freshmen students at Pennsylvania State University an introduction to a particular discipline, improved advising, and a college orientation. Results suggest that the program led to more favorable attitudes but no perceptible differences in performance or retention. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, General Education
Barefoot, Betsy O., Ed. – 1993
This document is a compendium of information from 34 colleges and universities on freshman seminar/student success courses and their outcomes and how institutions are evaluating and reporting on these programs. Freshman seminars or success courses are courses for entering students that aim to ease the student's transition to the college…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedHanley, Gerard L.; Olson, Sharon L. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1996
The effectiveness of a California State University, Long Beach, program to prepare incoming students for university-level work and educational processes was assessed in 2 surveys of new students (n=1,100, n=1,613) and 1 of 80 who had taken the course previously. Key elements in program success were identified: course content; teaching techniques;…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, College Freshmen, College Preparation
