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Direct linkBarton, Andrew; Donahue, Christiane – Journal of General Education, 2009
First-year seminars have become common at liberal arts and other colleges across the United States. An accumulating body of research appears to demonstrate that this curricular element is associated with increased retention of students and is positively correlated with graduation rates, student adjustment and involvement, student satisfaction,…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Graduation Rate, Student Adjustment, Program Effectiveness
Download full textMicceri, Ted; Wajeeh, Emad – 1999
Two studies evaluated outcomes of a University Experience (freshman seminar) course to ease the transition to college and enhance student retention at the University of South Florida. In the first study, course evaluations of "typical" USF students (N=540) who completed the course in fall 1998 were overwhelmingly positive in support of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Dropout Prevention
Peer reviewedSimmons, George; And Others – NACADA Journal, 1995
A study investigated the academic achievement of 390 students in a freshman seminar designed to enhance academic success of three risk groups (underachievers, overachievers, and low achievers). The populations responded to seminar content in distinct ways. Comparison with a control group showed the only gain was in retention of low achievers.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedFidler, Paul P.; Moore, Philip S. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1996
A study of eight successive freshman cohorts at the University of South Carolina found that both participating in a freshman orientation seminar and living on campus reduced freshman dropout rates. Students who both participated in the seminar and lived on campus had the lowest dropout rate, whereas those who did neither had the highest dropout…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, College Freshmen, College Housing
Keenan, Kathleen; Gabovitch, Rhonda – 1995
A longitudinal study was undertaken to assess the effect of a one-credit, 8-week freshman seminar on student development and retention. The study sought to measure student outcomes related to knowledge of college resources and services, utilization of academic support services, increases in self-assessed learning skills, increases in students'…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Planning, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Dale, Paul M. – 1995
This study assessed the impact of the HORIZONS Student Support Program on participating college freshmen at Purdue University (Indiana). HORIZONS is a federally funded program designed to increase retention of first generation, low income, or physically disabled students. The cornerstone of the project and the vehicle through which most services…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Affective Objectives, College Freshmen, Disabilities
