Research Guides: Student Success &amp; Retention: Special Populations

Adult Learners

Adult Students in U.S. Higher Education: an Evidence-Based Commentary and Recommended Best Practices
- Adult learners
- Student participation
- Learning environments
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Keywords: veterans and retention and higher education or college
Adult workers in higher education: enhancing social mobility
- Adult learners
- Social mobility
- academic achievement
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Keywords: "mental health" and retention and higher education
Differences in resilience between ‘traditional’ and ‘non-traditional’ university students
- traditional students
- non-traditional students
- Resilience
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The Effects of Informal Faculty-Student Interaction and Use of Information Technology on Non-Traditional Students' Persistence Intentions and Educational Outcomes
- Nontraditional students
- Faculty-student interaction
- Educational technology
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Keywords: information technology students and retention
Scaling Up: Student Success Coaching for Adult Learners
- Adult learners
- Student success coaching
- Online-only/distance education students
‘That Ship Has Sailed’ For many of America’s 40 million college dropouts, the reasons not to return are obvious.
- Adult learners
- Re-enrollment difficulties
- Systemic failures

Underrepresented Students

The Art of Retention: A Phenomenological Study Exploring Lived Experiences That Contribute to Hispanic, First-Generation, Freshman Students’ Persistence at a Community College in the Southwest
- Hispanic, first-generation students
- Social, cognitive, and institutional factors
- First-year success rates
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Keywords used: academic preparedness and retention
Critical Validation: Black Women’s Retention at Predominantly White Institutions
- Black women
- Validation theory
- Retention rates
Culturally Responsive Social Emotional Learning for International Students: Professional Development for Higher Education
- Culturally responsive teaching
- international students
- Increasing retention
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Keywords: "physical health" and retention and higher education
Factors Affecting College Completion in a No-Racial Majority Campus
- Black and Hispanic students
- Graduation risk factors
- College completion risk factors
From Struggle to Higher Education: African American Women in Higher Education
- African American women
- Higher education
- Institutional and familial support
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Keywords: mental and retention and higher education
How the Psychosocial Factors of Academic Preparedness and Self-Concept Influence Success for African American Males in a Community College
- Community college education
- Psychosocial factors
- African American males
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Keywords: academic preparedness and retention
Impact of Race, Class, and Involvement on Collegiate Degree Attainment
- Involvement
- Intersectionality
- Socioeconomic status
Perceptions of Commuter Students and Faculty: A Mixed Methods Study on Commuter Student Retention
- commuter students
- Perceptions
- Retention
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The Puente Project: Bridging the Achievement Gap for Latinx Students
- Community college
- Latinx students
- Increased retention rates
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Keywords: academic preparedness and retention
Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Community Success in Higher Education: A New Paradigm
- Transgender persons
- non-binary persons
- Support
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Keywords: homelessness and retention and higher education
Tailoring Programs to Best Support Low-Income, First-Generation, and Racially Minoritized College Student Success
- Student success
- Student transition
- advising
Variables Affecting the Retention Intentions of Students in Higher Education Institutions: A Comparison Between International and Domestic Students
- Student retention
- Graduation rate
- International students
- Domestic students
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Keywords: homelessness and retention and higher education
“It Was Really Tough”—Exploring the Feelings of Isolation and Cultural Dissonance With Black American Males at a Predominantly White Institution
- Academic preparedness
- Cultural dissonance
- Self-segregation

Students with Disabilities

Beyond spelling: The writing skills of students with dyslexia in higher education
- Dyslexia
- Writing skills
- Student needs
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Keywords: students and writing and remedia* and higher education
Effect of accessing supports on higher education persistence of students with disabilities
- Students
- Persistence
- School retention
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Keywords: students with disabilities and retention and higher education or college
Lessons on ways to develop self-empowerment: A phenomenological study of the lived experiences of higher education learners with physical disabilities
- Students' coping strategies
- Social support
- Empowerment
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Keywords: students and online learning and higher education and "first semester"
Mentoring college students with disabilities: experiences of the mentors
- Mentors
- Students
- Student success
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Keywords: students with disabilities and retention and higher education or college
Reading and Writing Instruction for Academically At-Risk Deaf and Hard of Hearing First-Year College Students
- Writing and reading instruction
- Students with disabilities
- remedial education
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Keywords: students and english and remedial
Transition issues in higher education and digital technologies: the experiences of students with disabilities in New Zealand
- Students
- Student retention
- Connectiveness
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Keywords: students with disabilities and retention and higher education or college

Veterans

An assessment of sense of belonging in higher education among student service members/veterans
- Adaptability and wellbeing
- Psychology of college students
- Veteran students
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Keywords: veterans and need and higher education or college
The higher education landscape for US student service members and veterans in Indiana
- Veterans
- Support systems
- Educational services
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Keywords: veterans and retention and higher education or college
Student Service Members/Veterans Participating in Higher Education: What We Know to Date
- Veterans
- Student needs
- Student particiation
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Keywords: veterans and need and higher education or college
Student veterans in higher education: The critical role of veterans resource centers
- Veterans
- Veterans Resource Centers
- Transition to college
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Keywords: veterans and retention and higher education or college

Additional Resources

Against the odds: The impact of the key communities at Colorado State University on retention and graduation for historically underrepresented students.
From the What Works Clearinghouse, this review examines a study on significant communities at Colorado State University and how they positively impacted retention.
Exploring Factors Associated with Academic Motivation and College and Career Readiness of Rural Adolescents
- Rural students
- Perceptions
- Motivation
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Keywords: motivation and math and college