Articles
Below is a sample of the research available on student persistence through the library's periodical databases and other resources. Thousands of other articles are available through Academic Search Complete, ProQuest, and Google Scholar.
Bremer, Christine D., et al. "Outcome Trajectories of Developmental Students in Community Colleges." Community College Review 41.2 (2013): 154-175. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
Cho, Sung-Woo, and Melinda Mechur Karp. "Student Success Courses in the Community College: Early Enrollment and Educational Outcomes." Community College Review 41.1 (2013): 86-103. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
"Exemplary Student Retention Programs." ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report 30.3 (2004): 53-66. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
Fike, David S., and Renea Fike. "Predictors of First-Year Student Retention in the Community College." Community College Review 36.2 (2008): 68-88. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
McArthur, Ronald C. "Faculty-Based Advising: An Important Factor in Community College Retention." Community College Review 32.4 (2005): 1-19. Academic Search Complete.Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
McClenney, Kay M., and Evelyn N. Waiwaiole. "Focus on Student Retention: Promising Practices in Community Colleges." Community College Journal 75.6 (2005): 36-41. ProQuest. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
Nichols, Mark. "Student Perceptions of Support Services and the Influence of Targeted Interventions on Retention in Distance Education." Distance Education 31.1 (2010): 93-113. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
Nitecki, Elena M. "The Power of the Program: How the Academic Program Can Improve Community College Student Success." Community College Review 39.2 (2011): 98-120. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
O'Keeffe, Patrick. "A Sense of Belonging: Improving Student Retention." College Student Journal 47.4 (2013): 605-613. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
Wells, Ryan. "The Effects of Social and Cultural Capital on Student Persistence: Are Community Colleges More Meritocratic?" Community College Review 36.1 (2008): 25-46. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
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