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Student Retention

Books

  • Carita, H. (2021). The STEM pathway and student retention: Lessons applied and best practices through peer mentoring. Springer.
  • Kelley, B., Fox, E., & Smith, J. (2013). Preparing your campus for veterans’ success: An integrated approach to facilitating the transition and persistence of our military students. Routledge.
  • Okpych, N. J. (2021). Climbing a broken ladder: Contributors of college success for youth in foster care. Rutgers University Press.
  • Ruecker, T., Shepherd, D., Estrem, H., & Brunk-Chavez, B. (2017). Retention, persistence, and writing programs. Utah State University Press.
  • Terrell, M. C. (Ed.). (1988). From survival to success: Promoting minority student retention. National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. 

Articles

  • Allen, B. A. (1993). The student in higher education: Nontraditional student retention. Catalyst, 23(3). https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/CATALYST/V23N3/allen.html
  • Baugus, K. E. (2020). Food insecurity, inadequate childcare, & transportation disadvantage: Student retention and persistence of community college students. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 44(8), 608-622. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2019.1627956
  • Duran, A., Pope, R. L., & Jones, S. R. (2020). The necessity of intersectionality as a framework to explore queer and trans student retention. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 21(4), 520-543. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1521025119895510
  • Garvey, J. C. (2020). Critical imperatives for studying queer and trans undergraduate student retention. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, & Practice, 21(4), 431-454. https://doi.org/10.1177/1521025119895511
  • Gorman, K. S., & Brennan, K. M. (2023). More sessions make a difference: University counseling centers and student retention. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/19496591.2023.2201453
  • Guillory, R. M., & Wolverton, M. (2008). It’s about family: Native American student persistence in higher education. The Journal of Higher Education, 79(1), 58-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2008.11772086
  • Haley, J., Kennedy, T. K., Pokhrel, R., & Saunders, A. (2021). Diversity training for learning center student staff: Developing a framework of diversity and social justice. Learning Assistance Review, 26(1), 181-327. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1316925
  • Hoyt, J. E. (2021). Student connections: The critical role of student affairs and academic support services in retention efforts. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 25(3), 480-491. https://doi.org/10.1177/1521025121991502
  • Huerta, A. H. (2021). “No space for humanizing us”: Men of color identifying institutional needs at a rural university. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251211058636
  • Kezar, A., Kitchen, J. A., Estes, H., Hallett, R., & Perez, R. (2020). Tailoring programs to best support low-income, first-generation, and racially minoritized college student success. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 25(1), 126-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/1521025120971580
  • King, A. E., McQuarrie, F. A.E. & Brigham, S. M. (2020). Exploring the relationship between student success and participation in extracurricular activities. SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 36(1-2), 42-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/1937156X.2020.1760751
  • Legg, K., Cofino, A., & Sanlo, R. (2020). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender college students: Revisiting retention. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 21(4), 417-430. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1521025119895513
  • Morris, P. A., Deickman, J., McIntyre, K., Roberts, V., & Bohlig, E. M. (2023). Engagement and withdrawal for community college student veterans. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2023.2189180
  • Newman, L. A., Madaus, J. W., Lalor, A. R., & Javitz, H. S. (2021). Effect of accessing supports on higher education persistence of students with disabilities. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 14(3), 353-363. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/dhe0000170
  • Pitcher, E. N., & Simmons, S. L. (2020). Connectivity, community, and kinship as strategies to foster queer and trans college student retention. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory, & Practice, 21(4), 476-496. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1521025119895514
  • Samuel, K. R., & Scott, J. A. (2014). Promoting Hispanic student retention in two Texas community colleges. Research in Higher Education Journal, 25. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1055319
  • Theisen, M. R., McGeorge, C. R., & Walsdorf, A. A. (2017). Graduate student parents’ perceptions of resources to support degree completion: Implications for family therapy programs. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 30(1), 46-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2017.1382650
  • Valles, S. B., Babcock, R. D., & Jackson, K. K. (2017). Writing center administrators and diversity: A survey. The Peer Review, 1(1). https://thepeerreview-iwca.org/issues/issue-1/writing-center-administrators-and-diversity-a-survey/
  • Wexelbaum, R. S. (2018). Do libraries save LGBT students? Library Management, 39(1-2), 31-58. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-02-2017-0014

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