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Influence of Socioeconomic Status on College Retention in Metro North Philadelphia
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Tolliver, Armando – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore salient nonacademic factors related to social, economic, and cultural aspects together with traditional academic factors that influenced college retention. The study design employed a mixed-methods sequential explanatory method design, collecting quantitative data for correlation and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, School Holding Power, Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Influences
Predicting Academic Success of First-Time College-Bound African American Students at a Predominantly White Four-Year Public Institution: A Preadmission Model
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Redmond, M. William, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study is to develop a preadmission predictive model of student success for prospective first-time African American college applicants at a predominately White four-year public institution within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. This model will use two types of variables. They are (a) cognitive variables (i.e.,…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Bound Students, White Students, State Universities
Equal Education Opportunity Program Clientele: Characteristic, Needs, and Interest. Occasional Paper No. 1.
Baylor, Tondelaya Kateri – 1982
Characteristics of 521 Mansfield State College students participating in Pennsylvania's Equal Education Opportunity Program were studied during 1978-1982. The program, which was enacted by Act 101 in 1971, is designed to provide opportunities to educationally and economically disadvantaged populations. Findings include the following: 79 percent of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Career Counseling, Developmental Studies Programs