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Direct linkPatton, Robert C.; Gregory, Dennis E. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
This study examined Virginia community college students' perceptions of campus safety. A survey of 11,161 students revealed the crimes students most feared being a victim of while on the community college campus and the areas in which they felt the most and least safe. The research also demonstrated the effect of certain variables had on students'…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Attitudes, School Safety
McCarty, Shane M.; Mullins, Taris G.; Geller, E. Scott; Shushok, Frank, Jr. – Journal of College and Character, 2013
A professor and a group of student leaders initiated the Actively Caring for People (AC4P) Movement to establish a more civil, compassionate, and inclusive culture by inspiring intentional acts of kindness. This article explores the AC4P Movement in a first-year residence hall at Virginia Tech and a second-year residence hall at University of…
Descriptors: Caring, College Students, College Faculty, Altruism
Download full textBickerstaff, Susan; Barragan, Melissa; Rucks-Ahidiana, Zawadi – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
To improve low rates of credential attainment in community colleges, individual schools as well as a number of national organizations have developed a range of initiatives focused on increasing rates of college completion and student success. Although the importance of non-academic factors in college completion and student success has been well…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Behavior, College Environment, Academic Achievement
McKeown, Karen D. – Heritage Foundation, 2012
With the tuition cost of traditional colleges and universities soaring and education technology advancing, online courses and degree programs are becoming more common. Some critics argue that an online degree cannot provide all the important features of a traditional college education, from extracurricular activities to new professional networks,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Nayor, Gregory J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Research in higher education over the past several decades has extensively examined the extent to which various aspects of the college environment affect student persistence (Astin, 1962, 1993; Bean, 1980; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005; Tinto, 1975, 1988, 1993). Furthermore, researchers have noted the importance of the residential living…
Descriptors: Housing Needs, Grade Point Average, Academic Persistence, Interaction
Rosenthal, Steven J. – 1979
Attitudes and perceptions of Old Dominion University students regarding the desegregation controversy and the university environment were surveyed. The study sample consisted of 363 whites and 136 blacks: about 1 out of 20 full-time white undergraduates and 1 out of 4 full-time black undergraduates. In addition to Likert-type attitudinal…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Students, College Desegregation, College Environment
