Necessary Components for Evaluating Minority Retention Programs
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Janice D. Taylor
The Necessary Components Retention Program Assessment model provides a conceptual foundation for assessing factors that contribute to minority student persistence at predominantly White institutions. The six components of this model were used to assess differences between student participants and nonparticipants in a minority retention program geared toward African American students. The sample included 97 students--72 females and 25 males. Study results indicated that the model explained differences between program participants and nonparticipants. Leadership Opportunities contributed most to these differences, followed by Worth and Competence, Social Integration, and Ethnic and Peer Attachment. These results provide a framework for further exploration of the relationship between students' college experiences and persistence.
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- A Comparison of Drinking Behaviors of Students in Greek Organizations and Students Active in a Campus Volunteer Organization
- Gender, Ethnicity, and Highest Degree Earned as Salary Determinants for Senior Student Affairs Officers at Public Institutions
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- Lessons from Leaders
- Marginality of Transfer Commuter Students
- Necessary Components for Evaluating Minority Retention Programs
