Investigating Factors Related to Retention of At-Risk College Students

Autor/inn/en	Laskey, Marcia L.; Hetzel, Carole J.
Titel	Investigating Factors Related to Retention of At-Risk College Students
Quelle	In: Learning Assistance Review, 16 (2011) 1, S.31-43 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0059
Schlagwörter	Grade Point Average; Private Colleges; At Risk Students; College Students; Personality Traits; School Holding Power; Tutoring; Academic Persistence; Program Effectiveness; High School Students; College Entrance Examinations; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Rural Urban Differences; ACT Assessment; NEO Five Factor Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Privathochschule; Collegestudent; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Aufnahmeprüfung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the retention and GPA of students in a college program designed for at-risk students. The study was conducted at a midsized private university in the Midwest. The sample consisted of 115 at-risk students enrolled in a Conditional Acceptance Program (CAP). Three years of CAP student data were collected. The study included variables of personality as measured by the NEO-FFI Inventory, high school and college GPA, ACT scores, the number of visits to the tutoring service, high school profile, and the demographic characteristics of student gender and ethnicity. The results indicated that tutoring and personality factors of at-risk students have a positive influence on their retention and college GPA. These findings inform institutions of higher education of the factors that contribute to the success of at-risk students, preparing them to serve this population. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National College Learning Center Association. Web site: http://www.nclca.org/tlar.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10