Widening higher education participation has resulted in efforts directed towards increasing
higher education access. However, inequality in higher education completion continues to …

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) mentoring programs typically have the
goals of generating interest and excitement in STEM topics and careers and supporting …

Over the past two decades, higher education employment has undergone a radical
transformation with faculty becoming contingent, staff being outsourced, and postdocs and …

This longitudinal study examined factors that contribute to the persistence of
underrepresented racial minority (URM) undergraduates in STEM fields. The primary source …

College Belonging reveals how colleges' and universities' efforts to foster a sense of
belonging in their students are misguided. Colleges bombard new students with the …

Student–faculty interactions can be crucial in developing students' academic self-concept
and enhancing their motivation and achievement. Colleges and universities that actively …

The major models of persistence include Tinto's Theory of Student Departure (1975, 1987,
1993), Astin's Theory of Involvement (1984), and Pascarella's model (1985). All the models …

Using data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education, we examined the
influence of student–faculty interactions on student academic motivation over 4 years of …

This new edition retains the appeal, clarity and practicality that made the first so successful,
and continues to provide a fundamental introduction to the principles and purposes of …

Using structural equation modeling, this study attempted to untangle the underlying
mechanisms among student–faculty interaction, classroom engagement, and cognitive skills …