Phenomenological Study of First Term to Second Term Persistence of First Time in College Community College Students
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
Department
Higher Edu and Learning Technology
Date of Award
Fall 2020
Abstract
National, state, and institutional data has indicated years of minimal increases in persistence; all while institutions continue to implement new strategies that they believe will increase persistence. What institutions often lack is understanding the lived experiences of first-time-in-college students who successfully persisted from their first fall to first spring and how those experiences influenced their first term success and second term persistence. This qualitative phenomenological research study will interview students to understand the experiences of first-time-in-college community college students regarding persisting from their first term to their second term at a medium-sized, public, community college in central Texas.
Advisor
Dimitra Smith
Subject Categories
Education | Higher Education
Recommended Citation
Wichman, Laura, "Phenomenological Study of First Term to Second Term Persistence of First Time in College Community College Students" (2020). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 346.
https://digitalcommons.tamuc.edu/etd/346
