Since the 1980s an extensive research literature has investigated how to improve student
success in higher education focusing on student outcomes such as retention, completion …

Arguably, student retention has been the primary goal for higher education institutions for
several decades. Certainly, it has been the focus of much research effort among higher …

Student life can be stressful and for some students it may cause mental distress. Besides
being a major public health challenge, mental distress can influence academic …

Engaging large numbers of undergraduates in authentic scientific discovery is desirable but
difficult to achieve. We have developed a general model in which faculty and teaching …

In this book, the authors bring together in one place essential information about college
students in the US in the 21st century. Synthesizing existing research and theory, they …

Creating the conditions that foster student success in college has never been more
important. As many as four-fifths of high school graduates need some form of postsecondary …

Even as the number of students attending college has more than doubled in the past forty
years, it is still the case that nearly half of all college students in the United States will not …

Creating the conditions that foster student success in college has never been more
important. As many as four-fifths of high school graduates need some form of postsecondary …

Though access to higher education in the United States has increased over the past several
decades, similar increases in college completion have not followed suit. Despite years of …

This article examines the language-related challenges that first-year students face when
adjusting to the demands of English-medium higher education in Hong Kong. The article is …