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An Anthropological Analysis of Student Participation in College.
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In this article, an anthropological analysis of student participation in college is presented, focusing on the role of race and gender in student participation and participation in the process of college admission.Abstract:
(1992). An Anthropological Analysis of Student Participation in College. The Journal of Higher Education: Vol. 63, No. 6, pp. 603-618.read more
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Research and Practice of Student Retention: What Next?:
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the state of student retention research and practice, past and present, and look to the future and identify three areas of research, program implementation, and the continuing challenge of promoting the success of low-income students.
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Answers In The Tool Box: Academic Intensity, Attendance Patterns, And Bachelor's Degree Attainment
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Effects of college transition and perceptions of the campus racial climate on Latino college students' sense of belonging.
TL;DR: The authors found that discussions of course content with other students outside class and membership in religious and social-community organizations are strongly associated with students' sense of belonging, while perceptions of a hostile racial climate have direct negative effects on students' feeling of belonging in the third year.
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The Role of Perceptions of Prejudice and Discrimination on the Adjustment of Minority Students to College
Amaury Nora,Alberto F. Cabrera +1 more
TL;DR: The authors found that African Americans and Hispanics exhibited both the lowest participation rates as well as the highest propensity to drop out from college, while white students were more likely to enroll and persist in college.
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Social Class and College Costs: Examining the Financial Nexus between College Choice and Persistence.
TL;DR: Paulsen et al. as discussed by the authors examined the ways that college costs affect the college-choice and persistence decisions of students in four different income groups and found that the effects of financial factors on students' choices differ across social classes.
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The ethnographic interview
TL;DR: In this article, the developmental research sequence method is used to find an Informant and make an Ethnographic Record, making a taxonomic analysis, and making a componential analysis.
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Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition
TL;DR: In the second edition of this text, Tinto synthesizes far-ranging research on student attrition and on actions institutions can and should take to reduce student attrition as mentioned in this paper, showing that effective retention is in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and social community on campus.
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Dropout from Higher Education: A Theoretical Synthesis of Recent Research
TL;DR: The failure of past research to delineate more clearly the multiple characteristics of dropout can be traced to two major shortcomings as mentioned in this paper, namely, inadequate attention given to questions of definition and to the development of theoretical models that seek to explain, not simply to describe, the processes that bring individuals to leave institutions of higher education.
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International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences.
Alex Inkeles,David L. Sills +1 more