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Lorch, Theresa M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Community colleges benefit from a diverse population with various reasons for attending. For example, 23% of Latina/o students that earned a PhD between 1990 and 2000 began their education in a community college (Rivas, Pérez, Alvarez, & Solórzano, 2007). However, there are a number who often do not persist toward their goals. To begin with,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Hispanic American Students, Student Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation
Ahlstrom, Dan Roger – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed-methods case study determined the factors and examined the issues associated with student retention at a faith-based independent day school in southwestern United States of America. The data included online surveys, personal interviews, collection of archival information, and the researcher's extensive field notes. Surveys (530) were…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Private Schools