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Kelly Anne Young – Open Learning, 2024
This paper sought to examine psychological grit, defined as passion and perseverance for long-term goals, and its efficacy in determining postgraduate retention among historically disadvantaged students enrolled at the University of South Africa (UNISA). The Grit-S scale was used to gauge the level of grit among the participants (n = 594) followed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Persistence, Resilience (Psychology), Student Characteristics
Mamadou Kane – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The low academic learning outcomes and persistence rates among students starting in developmental mathematics at community colleges are concerning. Improving the teaching and learning of developmental mathematics is imperative. This Action Research study aimed to investigate and improve developmental mathematics students' low retention rate and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Algebra
Vandhana Palliyarikkal Ramachandran – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem is the decrease in educational continuance of New Mexico high school students to college or university. The purpose of the qualitative exploratory case study was to gain insight into how educational administrators in New Mexico high schools, colleges, and universities perceive what factors influence students in Advancement Placement…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, High Schools, Administrators
Michael J. Hack – ProQuest LLC, 2024
College retention, persistence, and completion are key indicators of a successful institution, but six-year degree completion has remained stagnant in recent years (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2022). Despite institutional efforts through success initiatives to keep students retained, one set of barriers to degree completion may…
Descriptors: College Students, Grade Point Average, Majors (Students), Barriers
Krystal R. Pleasant – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The journey of Black women into senior leadership roles within higher education institutions is characterized by a complex interplay of personal and professional realms shaped by the intersecting forces of racism and sexism. This dissertation examined the lived experiences of these trailblazing leaders, revealing the systemic barriers they…
Descriptors: African Americans, Women Administrators, College Administration, Barriers
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M. Dinesh Babu; Bijay Prasad Kushwaha – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2024
The objective of the study is to investigate the impact of perceived organisational support (POS) on the turnover intention of academicians. Additionally, it explores the potential mediating role of perceived values of artificial intelligence (PVAI) in the relationship between POS and turnover intention among teaching faculty members in private…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover, College Faculty
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Renata A. Mendes; Natalie J. Loxton; Jaimee Stuart; Alexander W. O'Donnell; Matthew J. Stainer – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
This research investigates the role of reinforcement sensitivity theory (RST) in statistics education among two distinct samples of undergraduate psychology students. In Study 1, 318 students in a third-year statistics course completed self-report measures of RST, anxiety, attitudes, and self-efficacy concerning the study of statistics. In Study…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Anxiety, Statistics Education, Student Attitudes
Lori K. Palmerton – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This phenomenological study aimed to explore the experiences of women with psychological disabilities to ascertain factors contributing to their persistence and success toward obtaining a 4- year college degree. The research questions examined were: (a) What do women with psychological disabilities identify as contributing to their success in…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Influences, Females, Students with Disabilities
Brian Cartiff; Ruiqin Gao; Angela Starrett – SC TEACHER, 2024
To better understand teacher retention in South Carolina, this report investigates longitudinal trends, as well as the relationship between school-level factors and one-year and three-year average teacher retention rates at the start of the 2022-23 academic year. Results are based on analysis of data collected from 1,267 public schools in 80…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Reports, Costs, Faculty Mobility
Joseph A. Ocasio – ProQuest LLC, 2024
A paradox exists among Hispanic college-bound students: despite a greater inclination toward pursuing a college education, they are among the least likely to persist toward graduation. This study contributes to understanding Hispanic persistence and retention strategies at a Predominantly White Institution (PWI). It examines the relationship…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Predominantly White Institutions, Grade Point Average, Cultural Awareness
Lori M. Kemmet – ProQuest LLC, 2024
It is commonly accepted that primary and secondary education help maintain social and economic stability, but there is also consensus that postsecondary education contributes to social and economic mobility. While there have been improved enrollment numbers among minoritized and low socioeconomic populations over time, there is still…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Access to Education
Linda D. Ruiz – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Former foster youth are one of the lowest-performing groups at the college level, despite existing support programs at colleges. Former foster youth often age out of the foster care system only to be faced with housing insecurity, food insecurity, and a lack of social capital providing support. Former foster youth student-single parents may face…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Community College Students
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Mary Grace Hicks; Denise Knight – Alabama Journal of Educational Leadership, 2024
A nationwide teacher shortage has been a problem in our country for many years. Teacher vacancies continue to be plentiful, but enrollment in teacher preparatory programs continues to decline. This study aimed to investigate low teacher retention in rural Alabama schools. Through the lens of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, this study examined…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Rural Schools, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Persistence
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Katie Sloan – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2024
At a time when national discourse in the USA centers the need for professionalization, regulation, and surveillance, this article emphasizes the ways in which neoliberal logics harm those working in early childhood education in the USA. While stakeholders at every level debate proposed solutions to the early childhood education crisis, largely…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Teacher Salaries
Mariana Torres – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Retention, persistence, and academic achievement for first-generation students have become increasingly prevalent with increasing access to higher education. Beyond access, the most discernible challenge relates to their identity as a first-generation college student and the lack of mentorship from their parents in navigating the college…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Mentors, Educational Experience, Teacher Student Relationship
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