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Direct linkCulp, Marguerite McGann, Ed.; Dungy, Gwendolyn Jordan, Ed. – NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, 2014
More than a third of all undergraduate students are 25 or older, and their presence on college and university campuses is growing. However, institutions of higher learning are struggling to meet the needs of, and improve persistence and completion rates for, this significant student population. "Increasing Adult Learner Persistence and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Nontraditional Students, Undergraduate Students
Orfield, Gary – Harvard Education Press, 2004
Only half of our nation's minority students graduate from high school along with their peers. For many groups--Latino, black, or Native American males--graduation rates are even lower. As states hasten to institute higher standards and high-stakes tests in the effort to raise student achievement, this situation is likely to worsen, particularly…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Dropouts, Minority Group Students, At Risk Students
Lehr, Camilla A.; Clapper, Ann T.; Thurlow, Martha L. – Corwin Press, 2005
How can teachers and administrators steer students toward graduation and away from dropping out? What determining factors contribute to a student's choice to drop out? Why is high school graduation such an important issue in society today? Effective prevention and intervention programs for the most vulnerable students are key to improving…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Intervention, Dropouts, Graduation Rate
