Research Guides: Student Success &amp; Retention: Program-Specific Challenges

Engineering & Technology

Exploring Faculty Insights Into Why Undergraduate College Students Leave STEM Fields of Study- A Three-Part Organizational Self-Study
- Persistence of college students
- STEM
- Engineering education
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Keywords: "motivating factors" AND "developmental math" and college
Exploring the Use of Peer Mentors in Calculus to Support Retention Efforts in Engineering
- Retention rates in engineering
- Peer mentors
- Math and calculus
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Keywords: math and retention
Factors influencing undergraduate student retention in STEM majors: Career development, math ability, and demographics
- STEM students
- Occupational guidance
- Career development
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Keywords: math and retention
An Integrated Approach To Recruiting And Retaining Appalachian Engineering Students
- Retention and recruitment
- Engineering
- Appalachian students
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Keywords: "mid-semester intervention" and math
A Model of Co-Curricular Support for Undergraduate Engineering Students
- Engineering students
- Social Integration
- African American students
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Keywords: college-level expectations and retention
Realigning for Retention: Investigating the Interests, Attitudes, and Academic Preparedness of College Engineering Students
- engineering attitudes
- academic preparedness
- retention
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Keywords: academic preparedness and retention and math
Required peer-cooperative learning improves retention of STEM majors
- Technical education
- Cooperative learning
- STEM majors
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Keywords: students and biology and gateway programs
Rethinking Academic Support: Improving the Academic Outcomes of Students in High-Risk STEM Courses With Synchronous Videoconferencing
- Online tutoring
- Support services
- Academic outcomes
The role of entry exams on higher education: a case study on reforming qualifier exam policies to improve student success while maintaining program quality
- Student retention
- Engineering programs
- Exam policies
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Keywords: academic rigor and retention and higher education
What Underrepresented Minority Engineering Majors Learn from Co-Ops & Internships
- Engineering students
- Internships and co-ops
- Underrepresented students
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Keywords: remedial and retention and higher education
Exploring the Relationship Between Community College Students’ Exposure to Math Contextualization and Educational Outcomes
- Active learning
- Mathematics education
- Academic achievement
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Keywords: developmental math and intervention tool

Nursing & Health Sciences

Comparison of Mental Health Characteristics and Stress Between Baccalaureate Nursing Students and Non-Nursing Students
- Nursing stress
- Mental health
- Nursing education retention
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Keywords: nursing student and need and retention and higher education
First year students’ perceptions of academic literacies preparedness and embedded diagnostic assessment
- Nursing Students
- Academic literacy requirements
- Retention and engagement
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Keywords: academic preparedness and retention
How are medical schools widening participation in medicine?
- Participation
- Medical programs
- Retention efforts
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Keywords: students and biology and gateway programs
Nursing Universal Retention and Success (NURS) Model: A Holistic, Discipline-Focused Framework
- Nursing student retention
- Student support strategies
- Cultural competance

Sciences

What Can Departments Do to Increase Students’ Retention? A Case Study of Students’ Sense of Belonging and Involvement in a Biology Department
- Department
- Sense of belonging
- Involvement

Secondary Majors

Freshmen program withdrawal: Types and recommendations
- Secondary majors
- Dropout rates
- Academic achievement
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Keywords: information technology students and retention
Sometimes a Long and Winding Road: An Exploration of Kalamazoo Promise Stop Out and Reenrollment
- Retention
- Reenrollment
- Tuition-free