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Factors Influencing Academic Success and Retention following a 1st-Year Post-Secondary Success Course
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Kennett, Deborah J.; Reed, Maureen J. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2009
We examined the psycho-social factors predicting performance and retention following a post-secondary success course that was developed after Rosenbaum's (1990, 2000) model of self-control and the academic success literature. Before and after the course, students completed measures assessing general and academic resourcefulness, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Holding Power, Postsecondary Education, Predictive Measurement