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Direct linkOlson, Joann S. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2017
College student persistence is of the most challenging issues currently facing higher education. This study is an exploration of grit, tenacity, and perseverance as demonstrated by 43 first-year students at a small, teaching-intensive university in South Texas in response to two required exercises assigned in a first-year seminar. Student…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Academic Persistence, Assignments
