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Baker, Dominique J.; Arroyo, Andrew T.; Braxton, John M.; Gasman, Marybeth – Journal of College Student Development, 2020
Theoretical modeling has been a widely used tool in the student persistence literature for many years; however, only recently has it been applied to the Historical Black College or University (HBCU) context in an intentional way. We investigated a theory of student persistence in commuter institutions at 2 commuter HBCUs (N = 147 students).…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Colleges, African American Students, Commuter Colleges
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Mohammadi, Mehdi; Schwitzer, Alan M.; Nunnery, John – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2010
This study examined the effects of on-campus residence, in comparison with commuter status, on academic performance, vocational commitment, self-efficacy, and perceptions of the college environment among female and male Iranian students at Shiraz University, Iran. The study sought to extend previous work investigating the effects of college…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes
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Liu, Ying; Yin, Alexander C. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2010
The authors begin this chapter by revisiting Astin, Panos, and Creager (1967), who developed a conceptual scheme to guide the selection of various types of measurements organized by three dimensions: (1) type of outcome; (2) type of data; and (3) time. In assessing basic skills, general education, and attainment of the major, the focus is on…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Student Development, Individual Development, Colleges
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Flowers, Lamont A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which student involvement experiences impacted educational outcomes for African Americans in college. Overall, the results of the study indicated that in-class and out-of-class experiences positively impacted student development for a nationally representative sample of African American…
Descriptors: African American Students, Student Development, College Students, College Environment