Download or read book Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to College Student Success written by Crystal Sivia and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Identifying the Strengths Needs and Barriers to Student Success for First Generation Low income First Year College Students written by Linda A. Hayes and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beating the Odds written by Cheryl Kroll and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beating the Odds profiles eight hidden barriers to college success affecting a significant number of students worldwide. Each barrier is defined in easy-to-read, nonclinical language and includes a detailed discussion of causes, symptoms, professional approaches to treatment, and a variety of highly effective self-help strategies. Author Cheryl Kroll also includes specific exercises for implementing her suggestions. As the first of its kind, written specifically for todays college students, Beating the Odds should prove to be an invaluable resource for any young adult struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities, high stress, or low self-esteem.
Download or read book Administratively Adrift written by Scott A. Bass and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative analysis of the residential university's structure, culture, and functions, and their impact on student well-being and success.
Download or read book Identifying College Student Success The Role of First Year Success Courses and Peer Mentoring written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student Success continues to be a topic of great interest in the Higher Education Literature. Fifty percent of those students who enter a four-year institution actually graduate and 25 % of first year students do not persist into their second year in college. First-year success courses and peer mentoring along with other programming strategies have been developed to improve retention and success for college students during their first-year of college. This study explored how college students from nine different institutions defined college student success. In addition, students from these institutions were surveyed to find out how and if first-year success courses and/or peer mentoring contribute to college student success. Follow-up interviews allowed for a deeper understanding of how first-year success courses and peer mentoring contribute to college student success. The study found a new comprehensive definition for college student success. Also, first-year success courses and peer mentoring do have positive relationships with college student success however, they also have some shortcomings that were identified in this study.
Download or read book College Success written by Amy Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 2020-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Student Success Modeling written by Raymond V. Padilla and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on one of the key questions in education: What determines a student’s success?Based on twenty years of work on student success, Ray Padilla here presents two related models he has developed that both provide a framework for understanding success and indicate how it can be enhanced and replicated. The research and theory that inform his models are covered in detail.He defines student success simply as progress through a program of study, such that the student and others expect him or her to complete it and be promoted to the next level or graduate. Rather than focusing on the reasons for failure or drop out, his approach focuses on understanding the factors that account for student success and that enable many students, some of them under the most challenging circumstances, to complete all program requirements and graduate. The models provide schools and colleges with an analytical tool to uncover the reasons for student success so that they can develop strategies and practices that will enable more students to emulate their successful peers. They address the characteristics of the students—such as motivation and engagement, the ability to surmount barriers, and persistence—and similarly surface the characteristics of teachers, the educational institution, its resources, and the contexts in which they interact. The process provides administrators with a clear and appropriate strategy for action at the level of each individual unit or subpopulation. Recognizing the need to develop general models of student success that also can be applied locally to specific situations and contexts, the book presents Padilla’s Expertise Model of Student Success (EMSS) that can be applied to general populations, as well as the Local Student Success Model (LSSM) that can be used to drive local institutional strategies to improve student success.The book demonstrates how the models have been applied in settings as diverse as a minority high school, a community college, and an Hispanic Serving Institution, and for such purposes as comparing a high-performing and a non high-performing elementary school. Contributors:* Kimberly S. Barker is an assistant professor at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, System Center San Antonio. She is currently working in the College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction.* Mary J. Miller is the Instructional Compliance Director for the Edgewood Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to this appointment, she served as an elementary school principal for ten years.* George E. Norton is the Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs for Admissions, Orientation & Transition Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio.* Ralph Mario Wirth is an administrator and director of educational planning at The San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity, as well as lead researcher for the Democratic Schools Research Institute, Inc.
Download or read book Fostering Student Success written by Sigrid Kelsey and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 2022 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book, academic librarians examine how their libraries are responding to the changing needs of students to provide support in key areas such as advancing the quality of learning, fostering inclusion, and driving down costs"--
Download or read book Academic Success written by Cristy Bartlett and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thriving in Transitions written by Laurie A. Schreiner and published by The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was originally released, Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach to College Student Success represented a paradigm shift in the student success literature, moving the student success conversation beyond college completion to focus on student characteristics that promote high levels of academic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal performance in the college environment. The authors contend that a focus on remediating student characteristics or merely encouraging specific behaviors is inadequate to promote success in college and beyond. Drawing on research on college student thriving completed since 2012, the newly revised collection presents six research studies describing the characteristics that predict thriving in different groups of college students, including first-year students, transfer students, high-risk students, students of color, sophomores, and seniors, and offers recommendations for helping students thrive in college and life. New to this edition is a chapter focused on the role of faculty in supporting college student thriving.
Download or read book Student Success in College written by George D. Kuh and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from and adapt to help create a success-oriented campus culture and learning environment.
Download or read book Barriers and Supports to Nontraditional aged Adults Student s Success in Community College written by Melissa Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of the many support structures that attract nontraditional-aged adult students to community colleges, research suggests that participation in community college programs still presents barriers to the success of nontraditional-aged adult students that may ultimately affect retention. A study that seeks descriptions of those barriers and supports from nontraditional-aged adults' perspectives as they work to complete a semester adds valuable information about how to effectively help the growing number of nontraditional-aged adult students in community colleges. Research Questions How do nontraditional-aged adult students in community college describe the barriers and supports to the completion of an associate's degree and persistence in community college? Subquestions 1. How do nontraditional-aged adult students describe their experiences with faculty in the classroom, their experiences with the registration process, and their interaction with the college administration for purposes of information, guidance, and other college-level issues? 2. How do nontraditional-aged adult students describe the experiences they have outside of college that affect their college experiences? Method To answer these questions, a multi-case study approach was conducted. Eleven nontraditional-aged adult students on campus served as focal students for the case study, which took place in the bounds of 1 semester. More than 800 nontraditional-aged adult students answered surveys about their experiences, 11 students participated in two face-to-face interviews during the semester, and participated in 4 telephone interviews. Eighteen nontraditional-aged adult student volunteers participated in focus-group sessions. Seventeen nontraditional-aged adult students posted their experiences on a private message board. Additional interviews and focus groups were conducted with faculty and staff to augment data. Significance Nontraditional-aged adult students are a unique and growing set of students in the community college sector. The characteristics of adults as learners are distinct enough to suggest the importance of a study such as the one conducted here. This study was a qualitative, multiple-case study that sought to provide an in-depth, detailed picture of the barriers and supports for nontraditional-aged adult students from their multiple perspectives and realities. This adds to the knowledge about barriers to success for a subgroup of community college students as well as identifies how nontraditional-aged adult students describe supports that can lead to success in community colleges. The study found that nontraditional-aged adult students at the college in the study faced a plethora of obstacles that were institutional, situational, and dispositional. The institutional issues could be further subdivided between classroom issues and service access issues. I found that the college had multiple exemplary programs in place to support all of the students and in some cases, those exemplary programs successfully helped nontraditional-aged adults students to persist and be satisfied. However, the nontraditional-aged adult students at the college were diverse and therefore the programs in place did not serve and satisfy all of the nontraditional-aged adult students. Nontraditional-aged adult students, those who were satisfied and those who were dissatisfied with the college, shared many of the same obstacles. However, the adults were still different enough from each other to call for the institution to use various methods to help the adult students to overcome the obstacles they had in common.
Download or read book Redesigning America s Community Colleges written by Thomas R. Bailey and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, 1,200 community colleges enroll over ten million students each year—nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates. Yet fewer than 40 percent of entrants complete an undergraduate degree within six years. This fact has put pressure on community colleges to improve academic outcomes for their students. Redesigning America’s Community Colleges is a concise, evidence-based guide for educational leaders whose institutions typically receive short shrift in academic and policy discussions. It makes a compelling case that two-year colleges can substantially increase their rates of student success, if they are willing to rethink the ways in which they organize programs of study, support services, and instruction. Community colleges were originally designed to expand college enrollments at low cost, not to maximize completion of high-quality programs of study. The result was a cafeteria-style model in which students pick courses from a bewildering array of choices, with little guidance. The authors urge administrators and faculty to reject this traditional model in favor of “guided pathways”—clearer, more educationally coherent programs of study that simplify students’ choices without limiting their options and that enable them to complete credentials and advance to further education and the labor market more quickly and at less cost. Distilling a wealth of data amassed from the Community College Research Center (Teachers College, Columbia University), Redesigning America’s Community Colleges offers a fundamental redesign of the way two-year colleges operate, stressing the integration of services and instruction into more clearly structured programs of study that support every student’s goals.
Download or read book College Student Development written by Wendy K. Killam, PhD, NCC, CRC, LPC and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepares readers to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse college student population This is a timely and comprehensive overview of key theories of student development that illustrates their application across a range of student services with diverse student populations. It is distinguished by its focus on nontraditional student populations including adults changing careers, parents, veterans, and international students. The book examines relevant theories of cognitive, ethical, moral, and personality development and theories of identity development in terms of ethnicity, gender, and ability. Also covered are theories relevant to disability issues, LGBT identity issues, and to choice of career and major/degree. Unique to the text is information on how theories can be applied, beyond understanding individual students, to student groups and to guide the coordination of student affairs services across the campus. Engaging case vignettes immerse readers in diverse perspectives and demonstrate the application of theory to a wide range of student types and issues. The book covers the history and development of each theory along with its strengths and limitations. Also included are useful suggestions on how to best assist students with current challenges. Reflective questions concluding each chapter help students to reinforce information. An insightful text for courses in college student development in relevant graduate programs and for student affairs professionals who wish to enhance their abilities, this book reflects the realities of contemporary college student life and student affairs practices. Key Features: Applies student development theories primarily to non-traditional college students Presents chapter-opening/closing examples reflecting student diversity Explores the strengths and limitations of each theory Describes how theories can be applied in varied student affairs settings and in broader contexts of student affairs Includes instructor’s resources
Download or read book Student Success in the Community College written by Terry U. O'Banion and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For much of the twentieth century, the definition of success for most community colleges revolved around student retention and graduation. This definition no longer works—if it ever did. In Student Success in the Community College: What Really Works? respected community college leaders, researchers, and innovators argue that student success is about redesigning community colleges in a manner that is consistent with each college’s mission, goals, student population, and resources. Concluding that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to increasing student success, chapter authors analyze national, state, and regional efforts to increase student success; identify principles institutions can use to frame student success initiatives; and outline specific actions community colleges can take to increase student—and institutional—success. Student Success in the Community College: What Really Works? also provides concrete examples of effective student success initiatives in a variety of community college settings.
Download or read book College Student Retention written by Alan Seidman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-08-09 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College student retention continues to be a top priority among colleges, universities, educators, federal and state legislatures, parents and students. While access to higher education is virtually universally available, many students who start in a higher education program do not complete the program or achieve their academic and personal goals. In spite of the programs and services colleges and universities have devoted to this issue, student retention and graduation rates have not improved considerably over time. College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, Third Edition offers a solution to this vexing problem. It provides background information about college student retention issues and offers the educational community pertinent information to help all types of students succeed. The book lays out the financial implications and trends of retention. Current theories of retention, retention of online students, and retention in community colleges are also thoroughly discussed. Completely new to this edition are chapters that examine retention of minority and international students. Additionally, a formula for student success is provided which if colleges and universities implement student academic and personal goals may be attained.
Download or read book Student Success written by Kelly Bohl, BA and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-30 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student success validates what we teachers do. Yet not all students succeed. Many give up helplessly, reachingunnecessarilythe end of their ropes. We teachers spent years honing our craft, figuring out ways to reach out, to connect, and to positively affect the lives of our students, not only while in college, but well beyond the often-treacherous college years. Paving the students path toward a thriving university life and a rewarding career, therefore, gives meaning to what we do for a living. The art of learning has indeed transformed. Both the Internet and distinct generational preferences of our students have introduced new paradigms in post secondary education. Whereas years ago, the teacher and the local university library were the main repositories of knowledge, todays students can use the Internetindeed the libraries of the entire planetto instantly locate the information they need, often effortlessly from the comfort of a couch! What the students want is not mere information; they needand demandpractical knowledge and how information is applied. To be a successful teacher, one must constantly experiment with new and more effective learning strategies that combine best practices in learning. In this book, the authors have assembled numerous strategies and techniques for academic success. We have emptied our bags of tricks onto these pages. We have witnessed how these strategies rejuvenate our students university experience. By authoring this book, we pass on to youour studentthe intricacies of the art of learning. From the role of motivation to memory retention to the ins and outs of connecting with your teachers, we have provided not only what is needed to succeed academically but also the evidence for our recommendations. We offer you this book not only for us to make sense of our professional lives but also for you to make sense of yours.
