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Terkla, Dawn Geronimo; Etish-Andrews, Jane; Roscoe, Heather S. – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2007
This paper explores how students adjust to life at universities outside their home countries. Much of the current research was conducted prior to the 9/11 tragedy and focuses primarily on studies within a single U.S. institution. This project expands the boundaries by including multiple institutions from around the globe post-9/11. Findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Student Characteristics
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Anselmo, Angela – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1997
Argues that freshman seminar class reunions increase the benefits of freshman seminars for urban commuter college students, and reports results of a study testing effectiveness of class reunions in reducing attrition for high-risk students (n=40). Findings support hypothesis that freshmen seminar groups with class reunions show greater student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Students