The present study examined the effects of a mind-body intervention, often used to decrease symptoms of anxiety, on self-conceptual levels of university students. It was not known if, and to what extent, the combination of mindfulness meditation and group fitness influenced the self-esteem and self-regulation of undergraduate students who…

Completion rates for first-generation community college students continue to be of concern for higher education leaders. Only one out of five students at community colleges obtain their desired degree in three years or less and first-generation students persist less than non-first-generation students. This qualitative descriptive study explored…

The purpose of this action research study was to determine how peer-assisted learning (PAL) could be implemented to support improved academic achievement, persistence, and attitudes toward math for community college students in an intermediate developmental algebra course. Students in two sections of an intermediate algebra course, with an…