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Alvina M. Clayton-Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This quantitative, correlational study investigated the predictive relationship between servant leadership characteristics of Servant TRIO SSS advisors and first-generation students' college adjustment and semester persistence. A total of 310 first-generation students in TRIO SSS programs within the United States participated in the study.…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Adjustment, Academic Persistence, Social Support Groups
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Cavner-Williams, Lauren; Conley, Kristin; Pavletic, Heather; Weller, Kirk – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2021
The C4 Scholar program (Cross-Curricular Career Community) is a multi-semester, interdisciplinary learning community program at a comprehensive Midwestern university for underprepared students entering with three developmental placements in English composition, mathematics, and reading. The program, which includes course acceleration and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs, At Risk Students, Freshman Composition
Smith, Liza D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Quinsigamond Community College (QCC), located in Worcester, Massachusetts, experienced a decline in enrollment and persistence between 2003 and 2007. The institution responded to this issue through several initiatives, including the creation of an orientation course for developmental students enrolled in its General Studies program, an Event…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, College Students