Retention of First-Year Community College Students

Autor:	Mark C. Rehfuss, Cyrus R. Williams, Jason V. Pugh, Lynn Tincher-Ladner, Melissa H. Windham
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Medical education Age differences American college test education Mathematics education Ethnic group Racial differences Successful completion Community college Psychology Socioeconomic status Education Study skills
Zdroj:	Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 38:466-477
ISSN:	1521-0413 1066-8926
DOI:	10.1080/10668926.2012.743867
Popis:	Close to half of all community college students leave before obtaining their stated goals. In order to determine what student characteristics increase community college student retention, with a heightened interest on the predictive nature of taking a student success course, a post-facto quasi-experimental study was conducted to determine whether or not participation in a study skills course affects retention at a Southeast community college. Results indicate that successful completion of a study skills course increases fall-to-fall retention for students who enroll in the institution with an ACT COMPASS® (American College Test, 2006) score over those who do not participate in a study skills course. Results also show that while ethnicity/race and socioeconomic status were not significant, factors of retention, gender, age, and ACT COMPASS® Reading score significantly predict student retention. Recommendations for researchers and community college administrators and counselors are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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