Recent efforts to reduce college student heavy episodic drinking have examined parental influences, with the goal of continually refining parent-based interventions (PBIs). This research has primarily relied on student-reported data, which is often cited as a methodological limitation although the degree to which parent- and student-reported data on parenting behaviors correspond is unknown. Th...

This article reviews recent research related to the study of college student retention, specifically examining research related to individual student demographic characteristics. The increasing diversity of undergraduate college students requires a new, thorough examination of those student variables previously understood to predict retention. The retention literature focuses on research conduc...

Rupali Mahajan1, Amarjit Singh Gill2, Paramjit Kaur Khinda1, Akhilesh Shewale3, S P Saravanan4 1Post Graduate Student, Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Ferozepur, Punjab, India, 2Professor, Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Ferozepur, Punjab, India, 3Post Gr...

This study explores graduate students’ expectations regarding website design in higher education. Focus group discussions and the Kano method are used to improve the college website experience of Master of Business Administration students. Student survey results (n = 110) suggest 23 features describing an ideal college website. Results guide college website design according to three need-based ...

Over the past decade, many student affairs professionals have turned their attention to non-cognitive factors that can play a role in supporting students from underrepresented groups in making it to and through college. The work in this area that has gotten the most attention in recent years has focused on students’ sense of belonging and efficacy. In this article, the authors begin by acknowle...

Hawkins, Amy L. M.S., Purdue University, May, 2010. Relationship between Undergraduate Student Activity and Academic Performance. Major Professor: Daniel Lybrook. Research has shown that student involvement enhances the overall college experience and the development of transferable skills for undergraduate students. Participation in student organizations can lead to the development of social an...

This study takes on the issue of young adults’ retreat from the housing and auto markets from a different perspective. Instead of trying to establish a correlation and causality between homeownership and student loan debt of young households, which has been the common approach in the literature, this study will attempt to reveal the connection between student loan debt and young households’ acc...