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Broton, K. M., Mohebali, M., & Lingo, M. D. (2022). Basic Needs Insecurity and Mental Health: Community College Students’ Dual Challenges and Use of Social Support. Community College Review, 50(4), 456–482.
Objective: The objective of this study is to examine the potential co-occurrence of basic needs insecurity and mental health problems among community college students. These barriers to student success are gaining significant attention from college leaders and scholars, but they are often addressed in isolation, ignoring the potential reinforcing nature of these challenges.
Garza, T., Huerta, M., García, H. A., & Lau, J. (2021). Exploring Sense of Belonging, Socioacademic Integrative Moments, and Learning Communities Related to ELs’ Persistence Based on Reenrollment Decisions in Community Colleges. Community College Review,
Objective: The objective of this study was to create a model of English learners' (ELs) persistence based on theory and empirical research. Findings from this research informs community college educators in helping ELs persist and guide future research regarding this important student population.
Hall, M. M., Worsham, R. E., & Reavis, G. (2021). The Effects of Offering Proactive Student-Success Coaching on Community College Students’ Academic Performance and Persistence. Community College Review, 49(2), 202–237.
Objective: This study examined the effects of offering proactive student-success coaching, informed by predictive analytics, on student academic performance and persistence. Specifically, this study investigated semester grade point average (GPA) and semester-to-semester persistence of community college students as outcomes.
Holzer, H. J., & Xu, Z. (2021). Community College Pathways for Disadvantaged Students. Community College Review, 49(4), 351–388.
Objective: We estimated the correlations between the “pathways” chosen by community college students—in terms of desired credentials and fields of study, as well as other choices and outcomes along the paths—and the attainment of credentials with labor market value. We focused on the extent to which there were recorded changes in students’ choices over time, whether students made choices informed by their chances of success and by labor market value of credentials, and the impacts of choices on outcomes.
Nix, A. N., Bertrand Jones, T., Daniels, H., Hu, P., & Hu, S. (2021). “There’s So Much That We’re Doing”: How Florida College System Institutions Address Basic Needs Insecurity Among Students. Community College Review, 1.
Research Question: A sizable portion of college students experience food and housing insecurity, which poses a roadblock to fully and successfully engaging in higher education. In light of these complex challenges, we ask: How do Florida College System (FCS) institutions meet the basic needs of their students?
Ocean, M. (2021). Academically Eligible and Ineligible Pell Grant Community College Students: A Qualitative Investigation. Community College Review, 49(2), 156–176.
Objective: The purpose of this research is twofold: first, to investigate financially eligible Pell Grant community college students' perceptions of barriers and enablers to student success, and second, to critique the financial aid satisfactory academic progress (SAP) criteria through a cross-case comparison of students who are meeting and are not meeting the academic requirements.