Background Higher education researchers have much to say about the transition to college.
This field focuses primarily on inequities in college participation and completion, the relative …

Creating the conditions that foster student success in college has never been more
important. As many as four-fifths of high school graduates need some form of postsecondary …

Creating the conditions that foster student success in college has never been more
important. As many as four-fifths of high school graduates need some form of postsecondary …

In recent decades, the population of immigrants in the United States has steadily increased.
The numbers of foreign-born living in the United States grew from 9.6 million in 1970 to 28.4 …

Studying factors that predict bachelor's degree attainment has generated considerable
empirical interest over the past few decades. Relatively few studies, however, have focused …

Objective This study examined the prospective relationship of substance use and mental
health problems with risk of discontinuous enrollment in college. Methods Participants were …

This research was supported by a grant from the American education research Association
which receives funds for its “AerA grants Program” from the national science Foundation and …

In the current study, we examined factors that influence rural West Virginia high school
students' college attendance decisions. Using Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory …

Objective: Few longitudinal studies have examined the relationship between illicit drug use
and academic outcomes among college students. This study characterized drug use …

Background/Context A longstanding debate continues concerning whether community
colleges democratize education by expanding enrollment or divert students from attaining a …