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Shelley, Jeffrey Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to expand the literature on student persistence in community colleges through three research innovations. First, the literature on student persistence in community colleges was expanded by applying theory to the identification and testing of predictors. Second, it was expanded by validating retention prediction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, School Effectiveness, Predictor Variables
Rios-Aguilar, Cecilia – Claremont Graduate University (NJ1), 2012
While higher education institutions seem to be utilizing social media more and more, there still exist enormous challenges in trying to understand the new dynamics generated by social media in higher education, particularly for the context of community colleges. In March 2011, the author and her colleague Dr. Regina Deil-Amen (Associate Professor…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Community Colleges, Strategic Planning, Friendship
Oguntoyinbo, Lekan – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2011
Many urban and commuter universities have their sights set on students who are unlikely to connect with the college and likely to fail unless the right strategies are put in place to help them graduate. In efforts to improve retention rates, commuter colleges are looking to an unusual suspect: residence halls. The author discusses how these…
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, School Holding Power, Student Participation, Academic Persistence
Yearwood, Trina Lynn; Jones, Elizabeth A. – Journal of General Education, 2012
Black and commuter students are disadvantaged when it comes to higher education. Although black students are enrolling in college more than they did in previous years, fewer are earning degrees compared with their counterparts. Research asserts that students who live on campus are more engaged compared with students who commute. This is troubling…
Descriptors: Commuting Students, African American Students, Commuter Colleges, Educational Research
Crumley, Kristie; Demarest, Kate – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
Carroll Community College connects students to their peers and to educators who share similar academic, personal, and career interests. Students get involved in hands-on experiences inside and outside of the classroom. The results include higher retention, reduced student anonymity, and an institutional commitment to student success.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Higher Education, Two Year Colleges, Commuter Colleges
Sachedina, Shadia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study sought to conduct an assessment of a transfer retention program at a four year, commuter institution, and to examine its influence on the retention and academic performance of transfer students. A mixed methods case study utilizing both institutional quantitative data and qualitative interviews investigated the influence of this program…
Descriptors: Transfer Students, College Students, Commuter Colleges, Academic Persistence
Gloria, Alberta M.; Castellanos, Jeanett; Segura-Herrera, Theresa A.; Mayorga, Melissa – Journal of College Counseling, 2010
This study assessed the influence of cultural orientation and cultural ft of 121 Latina undergraduates' help-seeking attitudes. Mexican and Anglo orientation, cultural congruity, and perceptions of the university environment did not predict help-seeking attitudes; however, differences emerged by class standing and self-reported previous counseling…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Hispanic Americans, Cultural Background, Undergraduate Students
O'Sullivan, Sara – Teaching Sociology, 2011
This article reports on an Irish study that examines the teaching of large, introductory-level sociology courses at a research-intensive university. The study's aim was to ameliorate some of the problems associated with large classes by applying key lessons from the U.S. literature to an Irish setting. Overall, the initiative was successful;…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Universities, Commuter Colleges, Sociology
Karp, Melinda Mechur – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
College success requires more than the ability to master college-level academic skills. Students must learn to navigate an unfamiliar campus, satisfy bureaucratic requirements, meet new expectations (Shields, 2002), and engage in new types of interpersonal relationships (Dickie & Farrell, 1991). Academically vulnerable students--those who are most…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Community Colleges, Commuter Colleges, Academic Achievement
Gianoutsos, D.; Rosser, Vicki – College Student Journal, 2014
The purpose of the study is to compare the student profile characteristics, which were categorized as demographic, prematriculation, and matriculation, between traditional residential and commuter students at a public, research, commuter university. Using status attainment as the theoretical framework, the researchers employed a discriminant…
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, Public Colleges, Student Characteristics, College Students
Homer, Gina M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative research study focuses on retention of first-year learners by exploring three variables: academic support, social support, and coping strategies. The research method is grounded theory founded by Glaser, B. and Strauss, A. (1967). The philosophical assumptions of the study are Constructivist and Advocacy/Participatory knowledge…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Higher Education, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen
Angrist, Joshua; Oreopoulos, Philip; Williams, Tyler – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian commuter campus. The award scheme offered linear cash incentives for course grades above 70. Awards were paid every term. Program participants also had access to peer advising by upperclassmen. Program engagement appears to have been…
Descriptors: College Students, Awards, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Hoover, Eric – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Ten months after the massacre at Virginia Tech, colleges of all kinds continue to weigh campus-safety concerns. How can they help troubled students? How should they respond in emergencies? Preventing some campus incidents may involve luck, but responding to them effectively requires planning. Like residential colleges and universities,…
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, Emergency Programs, Community Colleges, Prevention
Bopp, Melissa; Kaczynski, Andrew; Wittman, Pamela – Journal of American College Health, 2011
Objective: To understand patterns and influences on active commuting (AC) behavior. Participants: Students and faculty/staff at a university campus. Methods: In April-May 2008, respondents answered an online survey about mode of travel to campus and influences on commuting decisions. Hierarchical regression analyses predicted variance in walking…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Psychology
Yearwood, Trina Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Although Black commuter students are disadvantaged when it comes to higher education, research on the success of Black commuter students in college is very rare. Existing research on Black and commuter students primarily concentrate on negative statistics such as stagnant college completion rates, departure, and lack of engagement. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Grade Point Average, Statistical Analysis, Commuter Colleges