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Direct linkBilly J. Benson Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Retention and graduation rates are declining nationwide but are exceptionally low for Black men. Extant research substantiates that various influences contribute to a student's ability to persist to graduation. Apart from the positive impact of HBCUs on educational outcomes for Black students, empirical research highlights that enrollment, campus…
Descriptors: African American Students, Black Colleges, Student Attitudes, Males
O'Connell, Sean – ProQuest LLC, 2019
While college enrollments in the United States increased significantly throughout most of the 20th century, graduation rates plateaued toward the end of the century and have remained relatively flat since then. Low college graduation rates are a problem and are applicable to all students in the United States, but they are particularly low for…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Student Attitudes, Student Experience
Kim Mercurio; Christina Cox; Vicky Herbel; Amy M. Koehler; Barbara Stratman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community Colleges are facing significant challenges to enrollment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending enrollment cliff which will require higher education administration to adapt, get creative, and lead change in recruiting and retention strategies. Using the Sense of Community Theory (Serason, 1974) and the Involvement Theory (Astin,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community College Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Student Participation
Amy M. Koehler; Christina Cox; Vicky Herbel; Kim Mercurio; Barbara Stratman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community Colleges are facing significant challenges to enrollment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending enrollment cliff which will require higher education administration to adapt, get creative, and lead change in recruiting and retention strategies. Using the Sense of Community Theory (Serason, 1974) and the Involvement Theory (Astin,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community College Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Student Participation
Barbara K. Stratman; Christina Cox; Vicky Herbel; Amy M. Koehler; Kim Mercurio – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community Colleges are facing significant challenges to enrollment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending enrollment cliff which will require higher education administration to adapt, get creative, and lead change in recruiting and retention strategies. Using the Sense of Community Theory (Serason, 1974) and the Involvement Theory (Astin,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community College Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Student Participation
Vicky Herbel; Christina Cox; Amy M. Koehler; Kim Mercurio; Barbara Stratman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community Colleges are facing significant challenges to enrollment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending enrollment cliff which will require higher education administration to adapt, get creative, and lead change in recruiting and retention strategies. Using the Sense of Community Theory (Serason, 1974) and the Involvement Theory (Astin,…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, College Freshmen, Community College Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Christina Cox; Vicky Herbel; Amy M. Koehler; Kim Mercurio; Barbara Stratman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community Colleges are facing significant challenges to enrollment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending enrollment cliff which will require higher education administration to adapt, get creative, and lead change in recruiting and retention strategies. Using the Sense of Community Theory (Serason, 1974) and the Involvement Theory (Astin,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community College Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Student Participation
Smith, Craig A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Continued research on the first-year experience of African American male students entering institutions of higher learning is necessary and can provide a deeper look at institutional and individual factors that African American male students may encounter, and impact their academic success. Understanding the issues that affect African American…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Persistence, African American Students, Males
Peer reviewedOdell, Patricia M. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1996
"Avenues to Success in College," a noncredit first-year orientation course, taught study and coping skills, familiarized students with campus facilities, and provided information about drug/alcohol use and other first-year concerns. Students completing the course earned higher average grades, were less likely to experience academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Coping
