Student Perspectives on College Readiness: Listening to Students
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| Title: | Student Perspectives on College Readiness: Listening to Students |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Carolyn Casale, David Maier, Denise Piche |
| Source: | Educational Research: Theory and Practice. 2025 36(3):41-62. |
| Availability: | Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association. Web site: http://www.nrmera.org/educational-research-theory-practice/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | College Readiness, College Freshmen, Community College Students, Student Characteristics, Low Income Students, Minority Group Students, Success, Academic Persistence, Student Attitudes, College Role, First Year Seminars, Academic Support Services, Student Personnel Services, Time Management, Teacher Role, Value Judgment |
| Geographic Terms: | Michigan |
| ISSN: | 2637-8965 |
| Abstract: | This study analyzed student's college readiness in high enrolled first-year courses at a prominent midwestern community college located in an urban/suburban area. This exploratory research consists of a survey with quantitative and qualitative components. The demographics of the community college are predominantly students from a marginalized background, including financial and ethnically non-mainstream. This research is significant to understand and reduce Ds, Es (Fail), Withdraws, and Incompletes rates in gateway courses. The first courses students take in higher education are impactful for the way students perceive themselves and abilities. The purpose of this research is to learn how to increase success in core general education courses and increase retention and completion. The main research question explores how students perceive their academic readiness and institutional support through a survey. The researchers thematically organized the student responses. The findings indicate the need for institutional support services to be better communicated, particularly on conveying the significance of institutionalized structural support and student time management skills. Specifically, students identified time management and the role of instructors in their perceptions of their success or failure. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1489266 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study analyzed student's college readiness in high enrolled first-year courses at a prominent midwestern community college located in an urban/suburban area. This exploratory research consists of a survey with quantitative and qualitative components. The demographics of the community college are predominantly students from a marginalized background, including financial and ethnically non-mainstream. This research is significant to understand and reduce Ds, Es (Fail), Withdraws, and Incompletes rates in gateway courses. The first courses students take in higher education are impactful for the way students perceive themselves and abilities. The purpose of this research is to learn how to increase success in core general education courses and increase retention and completion. The main research question explores how students perceive their academic readiness and institutional support through a survey. The researchers thematically organized the student responses. The findings indicate the need for institutional support services to be better communicated, particularly on conveying the significance of institutionalized structural support and student time management skills. Specifically, students identified time management and the role of instructors in their perceptions of their success or failure. |
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| ISSN: | 2637-8965 |
