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A qualitative study of successful Hispanic transfer students at a community college

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Gutierrez, Roberto

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to research the experience of six Hispanic students who were interviewed in depth regarding their persistence in school and success at a community college. The students reported on their educational experiences prior to college and how that related to attendance at the college;...

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contributing their time, patience, and unique expertise in providing the foundation of information on which
Developmental education as a component of persistence in a postsecondary proprietary institution

Creator:

Roberts, Barbara L.

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Persistence has been identified as an issue at all levels of higher education, and numerous strategies have been attempted to stem the flow of students who leave an institution before completing their programs of study. Persistence research abounds at the community college, four-year college and university levels, but little research...

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where both the volume and variety of written information increases at an enormous pace, the
The re-discovery of soul and reclamation of spirit anew : the influence of spirituality on the persistence of Mexican American Chicana (o) community college transfer students at a small liberal arts university

Creator:

Rasca-Hidalgo, Leo

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Low completion rates have created serious "leakage points" (Astin, 1988) and "severe hemorrhaging" (Lango, 1996) in higher education to a large number of Hispanics. Traditional research on college persistence, which has blamed the students' culture for low performance, is inaccurate. Little research has specifically investigated academic persistence from a cultural...

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A qualitative study of successful Hispanic transfer students at a community college

Developmental education as a component of persistence in a postsecondary proprietary institution

The re-discovery of soul and reclamation of spirit anew : the influence of spirituality on the persistence of Mexican American Chicana (o) community college transfer students at a small liberal arts university

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