Most Recent Articles from Journal of College Student Development

• College Persistence Questionnaire: Development and Validation of an Instrument That Predicts Student Attrition, The 

  The investigators reviewed the retention literature and developed a 53-item questionnaire and tested its validity. Component analysis of the...

  07/01/09 by Davidson, William B; Beck, Hall P; Milligan, Meg · More from publication

• Student Attachment Stances, Instructor Immediacy, and Student-Instructor Relationships as Predictors of Achievement Expectancies in College Students 

  In the present research, associations between student attachment stances, verbal and non-verbal instructor immediacy, student-instructor...

  07/01/09 by Creasey, Gary; Jarvis, Patricia; Gadke, Daniel · More from publication

• Family Involvement: Impacts on Post-secondary Educational Success for First-Generation Appalachian College Students 

  First-generation college students face a number of barriers to academic success and completion of their degrees. Using Bronfenbrenner's (1989)...

  07/01/09 by Bryan, Elizabeth; Simmons, Leigh Ann · More from publication

• A Tangled Web of Terms: The Overlap and Unique Contribution of Involvement, Engagement, and Integration to Understanding College Student Success 

  Established theories and constructs long associated with student success, including involvement, engagement, and integration, provide common...

  07/01/09 by Wolf-Wendel, Lisa; Ward, Kelly; Kinzie, Jillian · More from publication

• Exploring Challenges That Threaten to Impede the Academic Success of Academically Underprepared Black Males at an HBCU 

  Historically, education has played a central role in the lives of Blacks. Although Blacks continue their penchant for education, Black males have...

  07/01/09 by Palmer, Robert T; Davis, Ryan J; Hilton, Adriel A · More from publication

• Reducing Sexual Violence on Campus: The Role of Student Leaders as Empowered Bystanders 

  Sexual violence is a widespread problem for college communities. Students, faculty, and staff are increasingly involved in prevention efforts. To...

  07/01/09 by Banyard, Victoria L; Moynihan, Mary M; Crossman, Maria T · More from publication

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