A review of 13 years of research into antecedents of university students' grade point average
(GPA) scores generated the following: a comprehensive, conceptual map of known …

At public Ph. D. granting institutions in the United States, approximately 22% of first-year
college students do not return for their sophomore year (ACT, 2011). It was hypothesized …

The present study investigates the career development of college student persistence
decisions through the theoretical lens of social cognitive career theory (SCCT). Specifically …

The qualitative study explored the opinions and perceptions of freshman, sophomores, and
freshman students that dropped out of the university to understand the obstacles and …

Student service members/veterans represent a growing population on college campuses.
Despite this growth, scholarly investigations into their health-and adjustment-related issues …

Helping Sophomores Succeed offers an in-depth, comprehensive understanding of the
common challenges that arise in a student's second year of college. Sponsored by the …

In a time when student persistence, retention, and graduation rates are being examined,
academic advisors are being called upon to evaluate their interactions with students …

Student success in chemistry is inherently tied to motivational and other affective processes.
We investigated three distinct constructs tied to motivation: self-efficacy, interest, and effort …

In 2004, the Lumina Foundation for Education approved a generous grant to support
validation research to explore and document the validity of the Community College Student …

Similar to 4-year institutions, community colleges are struggling to find ways to increase the
success rates of racial and ethnic minority students in general and Black males specifically …