The findings of this literature review are presented as two main sub-topics: the theoretical
student retention models and current research that impacts and influences those models …

Distance education has historically had lower completion rates. Several models of
persistence, for on-campus students, indicate that students' financial status affects their …

Life coaching is a professional practice which aims to help people flourish in life, by living
according to their strengths, striving to reach goals, and achieve well-being in all areas of …

During the pandemic, much of the focus of administrators and scholars has been on its
impact on residential students and the sudden shift to online instruction. While justified …

Institutions of higher education often use the term “at-risk” to label undergraduate students
who have a higher likelihood of not persisting. However, it is not clear how the use of this …

This study investigates undergraduate STEM persistence through two-factor theory. Using
nationally representative data and multinomial regression, we conceptualize known …

This study analyzes the relationship of completion of a college level personal finance course
to undergraduate retention and graduation rates. Through the utilization of comparative …

Many existing student persistence and retention studies overlooked the different types of
departure (eg, dropout, transfer) and aggregate them into a single departure variable, as a …

The experience of international Black African collegians (IBAC) in US higher education has
not been adequately investigated, particularly as it relates to understanding the diversity …

We analyze changes in financial aid and student enrollment at historically Black colleges
and universities (HBCUs) that occurred after the US Department of Education increased the …