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Direct linkHallam, Isabel – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2023
When attending predominately residential universities, commuter students are the minority and typically have poorer outcomes than residential peers. Research demonstrates commuter students identify factors impacting on their persistence and success, include time taken to commute, lack of social integration and a poor sense of belonging. In…
Descriptors: College Students, Commuting Students, Student Experience, Sense of Community
Download full textChapin, Laurie A.; Oraison, Humberto; Nguyen, Thinh; Osmani, Sera; Keohane, Emily – Student Success, 2023
Australian university students who are the first in their family to attend university are more likely to encounter challenges in their transition to university, and programs to support students are important for success and retention. Fifteen first-in-family (FiF) students participated in an Australian-first pilot orientation program. Program…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Foreign Countries, Barriers, Student Adjustment
Braxton, John M. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
This article focuses on the cross-national relevance of theories of college student departure formulated by U.S. scholars. Some aspects of U.S. developed theories of college student departure hold some semblance of cross-national relevance. Economic and sociological perspectives provide such aspects. The weighing of costs and benefits inherent in…
Descriptors: College Students, Graduation Rate, Foreign Countries, Academic Persistence
Veres, David – College Quarterly, 2015
Student success in Ontario College is significantly influenced by the utilization of student services. At Niagara College there has been a significant investment in student services as a strategy to support student success. Utilizing existing KPI data, this quantitative research project is aimed at measuring factors that influence both the use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Success, Tutoring
Fortin, Anne; Sauvé, Louise; Viger, Chantal; Landry, France – Accounting Education, 2016
A collaborative project of several Quebec universities, this study investigates nontraditional student withdrawal from undergraduate accounting programmes. A nontraditional student is older than 24, or is a commuter or a part-time student, or combines some of these characteristics. Univariate and multivariate analyses of student dropout factors…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Withdrawal (Education), Grade Point Average, Regression (Statistics)
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2016
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and its companion projects serve colleges and universities committed to monitoring and improving the quality of the undergraduate experience. While participating institutions receive detailed customized reports, the "Annual Results" series presents noteworthy aggregate findings from the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, National Surveys, Educational Quality, Student Characteristics
