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Aaron McClure – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Adult students constitute a large and increasing proportion of community college enrollment across the United States. For personal, economic, and sociological reasons, the success of these students is vital to the students themselves, the institutions they attend, and society as a whole. The purpose of this dissertation was to examine results from…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Success, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average
Hein, Vanessa; Smerdon, Becky; Sambolt, Megan – College and Career Readiness and Success Center, 2013
The purpose of this brief is to provide information to state, district, and school personnel seeking support to determine whether their students are on a path to postsecondary success. The College and Career Readiness and Success Center (CCRS Center) has received technical assistance requests from a number of states regarding factors that predict…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Postsecondary Education, Success, College Readiness
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Mayhew, Matthew J.; Caldwell, Rebecca J.; Hourigan, Aimee J. – NASPA Journal, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of curricular-based interventions housed within first-year success courses on alcohol expectancies and high-risk drinking behaviors. Specifically, we longitudinally assessed 173 students enrolled in one of ten first-year success courses, including five that received the alcohol intervention and…
Descriptors: College Students, Intervention, Grade Point Average, Scores
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Gholson, Ronald E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Explores the relationship between good grades and success in nonacademic life. Research shows there is a positive correlation between student involvement in cocurricular activities and success following high school and college. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities