One of the major issues that concerns tertiary institutions around the world is the student
retention rate. In general, higher rates of completion give more positive image about the …

Background/Context There have been numerous studies conducted in the higher education
literature to determine whether parental education is related to the academic plans and …

Using a framework of social and cultural capital, this study examined successful African
American and Latina/o community college students. Based on focus group interviews with …

While socioeconomic inequality in postsecondary outcomes is well documented, limited
research explores the extent to which seeing a high school counselor can help to reduce …

Undergraduate persistence has been a topic of interest in the literature for years. With the
variety of factors that influence persistence in a negative way, this is not all that surprising. In …

Undergraduate research enhances the learning experience of students in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics. Undergraduate Research in the Sciences offers …

In 2007-2008, approximately 42% of community college students who were eligible to
receive Pell grant funding did not file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) …

Objective: This study examined how a set of theoretically derived factors predicted the
educational attainment outcomes of Latina/o community college students. The guiding …

Amid the increased use of the notion of cultural capital as a theoretical or analytical tool in
educational research remain many different definitions, misconceptions, and appropriations …

Using data from a nationally representative, longitudinal survey of college graduates, this
study examines student transition from college to their chosen career paths and identifies …