RETENTION OF ADULT COLLEGE STUDENTS

There are many studies dealing with retention of traditional college-age students, but few about retention of adult students. Some of the reasons traditional college-age students withdraw, while others remain enrolled, can be found in that literature. What is lacking is data about adults who do not finish a degree program, data that indicate whether or not they follow the patterns that characterize traditional college-age students. In this article some of the reasons traditional college-age students withdraw are applied to adults, as summarized by a review of the literature. In addition to offering additional conclusions regarding adults who persist versus those who drop out, suggestions are given for increasing the retention of adult students.

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An Investigation of Differential Encoding and Retrieval by Older Adult College Students

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1987.61.3.735 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 61 (3) ◽

pp. 735-740

Author(s):

Michael F. Shaughnessy ◽

Laurie Reif

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Adult Learners ◽

Adult Students ◽

Older Adult ◽

Differential Encoding ◽

Adult College Students ◽

Older Adult Students ◽

Older Adult Learners ◽

Encoding And Retrieval

Three experiments were conducted to clarify the encoding/retrieval dilemma by testing older adult students; recognition and recall were compared. Implications of results for older adult learners ate explored.

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The influence of social support and social skills on the academic performance of younger individuals and older adult college students

Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) ◽

10.1590/1982-0275202138e190146 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

Author(s):

Soniárlei Vieira LEITE ◽

Lucia Helena de Freitas Pinho FRANÇA ◽

Shirley Bezerra Feitosa LEITE

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

College Students ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Social Skills ◽

Adult Students ◽

Older Adult ◽

Age Groups ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

The Social ◽

Adult College Students

Abstract The ageing process has provoked a visible increase of older adult students in Brazilian universities. Several studies have been conducted on the development of this older adult student, but few have tested the influence of social skills and perceived social support on academic performance by comparing different age groups. The goal of this longitudinal study was to investigate the influence of social support and social skills on the academic performance of older adult college students compared to younger individuals. The sample was composed of 326 college students (200 younger individuals and 126 older adults), from 13 universities in the metropolitan area of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Multiple hierarchical regression confirmed the predictive power of the social support (but not the social skills) over academic performance. The evolution of academic performance (performance coefficient) was observed for two years. New studies with larger samples in other regional contexts are recommended.

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The Effects of Major Selection Motivations on Dropout, Academic Achievement and Major Satisfactions of College Students Majoring in Foodservice and Culinary Arts

Information ◽

10.3390/info11090444 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 444

Author(s):

Jung Soo Kim

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Academic Achievement ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Career Change ◽

Equation Model ◽

Drop Out ◽

Culinary Arts ◽

Major Selection ◽

Empirical Survey ◽

Practical Implications

This study is aimed at figuring out the effects of major selecting motivation on dropout, academic achievement, and major satisfactions of college students majoring in foodservice and culinary arts. To accomplish this, an empirical survey was conducted through a structural equation model. These findings showed that students are likely to drop out of college due to a career change or major maladjustment if they decide their major in consideration of college reputation or department recognition rather than their aptitude. Unlike existing studies, this study has practical implications concerning the importance of these factors in that their academic achievement is affected by their relationship and perception of their major satisfactions rather than their major selection motivations.

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Technology-Enhanced Health Promotion for College Students: A Seed Development Project

Nursing Reports ◽

10.3390/nursrep11010014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 143-151

Author(s):

Carol A. Fackler ◽

Nancy Baugh ◽

Ann A. Lovegren ◽

Carol Nemeroff ◽

Janet Whatley Blum

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Adult Students ◽

Seed Development ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Vegetable Consumption ◽

Development Project ◽

Readiness For Change ◽

Post Intervention

Obesity is an issue for young adults in the U.S. This population is particularly vulnerable to weight gain as they move from adolescence to young adulthood, especially as they transition from high school to college. Adopting a health promotion approach, a university-based cluster of researchers, community advocates, and a technology partner embarked on a two-year seed development project that focused on development, implementation, and evaluation of a web-based healthy lifestyle intervention for college students. Using a mixed-method design, two convenience samples of residential university students were recruited to participate in a 4-week intervention called Eat, Move, Live, in which they interacted with a newly-created comprehensive website about management of a healthy lifestyle. Participants’ post-intervention readiness for change increased by 15% (eating and life balance behaviors) to 23% (moving behaviors). Participants reported increased awareness of eating behaviors, and feelings of engagement in tracking their fruit and vegetable consumption. Findings suggest that technology may be utilized to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of achieving students’ individual goals related to healthy living. These preliminary findings have implications for increasing the development and implementation of technological approaches to health promotion for young adult students.

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Transition readiness and quality of life in emerging adult college students

Journal of American College Health ◽

10.1080/07448481.2021.1923507 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Katherine A. Traino ◽

Rachel S. Fisher ◽

Nathan L. Basile ◽

Clayton S. Edwards ◽

Dana M. Bakula ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

College Students ◽

Emerging Adult ◽

Transition Readiness ◽

Adult College Students

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Stressors and resilience are associated with well-being in young adult college students

Journal of American College Health ◽

10.1080/07448481.2021.1908309 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Kimberly R. Hartson ◽

Lynne A. Hall ◽

Sara A. Choate

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Young Adult ◽

Well Being ◽

Adult College Students

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Locus of Control, Political Attitudes, and Voting Behavior in a College-Age Population

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1972.30.2.529 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 529-530 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Edward B. Blanchard ◽

M. Eugene Scarboro

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Locus Of Control ◽

Voting Behavior ◽

Political Attitudes ◽

Political Activity ◽

Older Students ◽

College Age ◽

Activity Factor ◽

Previous Election ◽

First Time

Rotter's (1966) I-E Scale and Mirels' (1970) Political Activity Factor derived from that scale were shown to have no significant value in predicting the voting behavior or political attitudes of 18- or 19-yr.-old college students voting for the first time or of older students who had been eligible to vote in a previous election Parental voting behavior and political attitudes were not significantly related to those behaviors and attitudes in students.

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