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Direct linkJacoby, Barbara – New Directions for Higher Education, 2000
This introductory essay reviews the literature on commuter students' needs and experiences and compares several theoretical models that can be used to create environments, cultures, and structures that enable commuter students to become deeply involved in learning. Reports data that indicate the importance of increasing students' involvement to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Commuting Students, Higher Education, School Holding Power
Peer reviewedPeltier, Gary L.; Laden, Rita; Matranga, Myrna – Journal of College Student Retention, 1999
Review of the research on college student persistence summarizes findings in selected areas, including student involvement in campus life, ethnicity, gender, age, on- campus versus off-campus residence, and membership in fraternities and sororities. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Age Differences, College Students, Commuting Students
