Suggested Readings
Student Success
A Natural Linkage: The First-Year Seminar and the Learning Community
| Monograph No 26, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. University of South Carolina: Columbia | |
| Barefoot, B. O., Fidler, D., Gardner, J.N., Moore, P. and Roberts, M. | 1999 |
| Full Ref:Barefoot, B. O., Fidler, D., Gardner, J.N., Moore, P. and Roberts, M. (1999) A Natural Linkage: The First-Year Seminar and the Learning Community. In: J. H. Levine (Ed.), Learning Communities: New Structures, New Partnerships for Learning. Monograph No 26, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. University of South Carolina: Columbia. | |
University First Year Advisors: A Network Approach for First Year Student Transition and Retention. A Practice Report
| The International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education | |
| Box, G., Callan, N., Geddes, T., Kemp, K.M., and Wjcieszek, J. | 2012 |
| Full Ref: Box, G., Callan, N., Geddes, T., Kemp, K.M., and Wjcieszek, J. 2012. University First Year Advisors: A Network Approach for First Year Student Transition and Retention. A Practice Report. The International Journal of The First Year in Higher Education, 3 (1): 91- 100. | |
Reworking the Student Departure Puzzle
| Vanderbilt University Press: Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Braxton, J.M. (Ed.) | 2000 |
| Full Ref: Braxton, J.M. (Ed.) 2000. Reworking the Student Departure Puzzle. Vanderbilt University Press: Nashville, Tennessee. | |
Determinants of Systemic Retention: Implications for Improving Retention Practice in Higher Education
| Journal of College Student Retention | |
| Caison, A.L. | 2005 |
| Full Ref: Caison, A.L. 2005. Determinants of Systemic Retention: Implications for Improving Retention Practice in Higher Education. Journal of College Student Retention, 6 (4): 425 – 411. | |
Exemplary Retention Strategies for the Freshman Year
| New Directions in Higher Education | |
| Dunphy, L., Miller, T., Woodruff, T., and Nelson, J. | 1987 |
| Full Ref: Dunphy, L., Miller, T., Woodruff, T., and Nelson, J. 1987. Exemplary Retention Strategies for the Freshman Year. New Directions in Higher Education, 15 (4): 39 – 60. | |
Navigating Change: Typology of Student Transition in Higher Education
| Studies in Higher Education | |
| Gale, T., and Parker, S. | 2014 |
| Full Ref: Gale, T., and Parker, S. 2014. Navigating Change: Typology of Student Transition in Higher Education. Studies in Higher Education, 39(5): 734 – 753. | |
Challenging and Supporting the First-Year Student: A Handbook for Improving the First Year of College
| Jossey-Bass: San Francisco | |
| Gardner, J.N., Upcraft, M.L., and B.O. Barefoot, B.O. (Eds.) | 2005 |
| Full Ref: Gardner, J.N., Upcraft, M.L., and B.O. Barefoot, B.O. (Eds.) 2005. Challenging and Supporting the First-Year Student: A Handbook for Improving the First Year of College. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco. | |
The First-Year Experience: A Review of Literature for the Higher Education Academy
| Available Online | |
| Harvey, L., Drew, S., and Smit, M. | 2006 |
| Full Ref: Harvey, L., Drew, S., and Smit, M. 2006. The First-Year Experience: A Review of Literature for the Higher Education Academy. [Available Online] | |
Student Characteristics Related to Persistence for First-Year Community College Students
| Journal of College Student Retention | |
| Hawley, T.H., and Harris, T.A. | 2005 |
| Full Ref: Hawley, T.H., and Harris, T.A. 2005. Student Characteristics Related to Persistence for First-Year Community College Students. Journal of College Student Retention, 7(1): 117 – 142. | |
Understanding the Retention of Latino College Students
| Journal of College Student Development | |
| Hernandez, J.C. | 2000 |
| Full Ref: Hernandez, J.C. 2000. Understanding the Retention of Latino College Students. Journal of College Student Development, 41(6): 575 – 588. | |
The First-Year at University: Teaching Students in Transition
| Maidenhead: Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press | |
| Johnston. B. | 2010 |
| Full Ref: Johnston. B. 2010. The First-Year at University: Teaching Students in Transition. Maidenhead: Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press. | |
Never Give Up on The Good Times: Student Attrition in the UK
| Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics | |
| Johnes, G., and McNabb, R. | 2004 |
| Full Ref: Johnes, G., and McNabb, R. 2004. Never Give Up on The Good Times: Student Attrition in the UK. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 66: 23 – 47. | |
Personal Factors Impacting College Student Success: Constructing College Learning Effectiveness Inventory (CLEI)
| College Student Journal | |
| Kim, E., Newton, FB., Downey, R., and Benton, S. | 2010 |
| Full Ref: Kim, E., Newton, FB., Downey, R., and Benton, S. 2010. Personal Factors Impacting College Student Success: Constructing College Learning Effectiveness Inventory (CLEI). College Student Journal, 44(1): 112 – 125. | |
A History of the First-Year Experience in the United States in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries: Past Practices, Current Approaches and Future Directions
| The Saudi Journal of Higher Education | |
| Koch, A.K., and Gardner, J.N. | 2014 |
| Full Ref: Koch, A.K., and Gardner, J.N. 2014. A History of the First-Year Experience in the United States in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries: Past Practices, Current Approaches and Future Directions. The Saudi Journal of Higher Education, (11): 11 – 44. | |
Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter
| Jossey-Bass: San Francisco | |
| Kuh, G.D., Kinzie, J., Schuh, J.H., and Whitt, E.J. | 2005 |
| Full Ref: Kuh, G.D., Kinzie, J., Schuh, J.H., and Whitt, E.J. 2005. Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco. | |
High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter
| Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U): Washington, DC | |
| Kuh, G.D. | 2008 |
| Full Ref: Kuh, G.D. 2008. High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter. Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U): Washington, DC. | |
Encouraging College Student Success: The Instructional Challenges, Response Strategies and Study Skills of Contemporary Undergraduates
| Journal of Instructional Psychology | |
| Kuo, J., Hagie, C., and Miller, M.T. | 2004 |
| Full Ref: Kuo, J., Hagie, C., and Miller, M.T. 2004. Encouraging College Student Success: The Instructional Challenges, Response Strategies and Study Skills of Contemporary Undergraduates. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 31(1): 60 – 67. | |
Focus on First-Year Success: Perspectives Emerging from South Africa and Beyond
| Sun Press: Stellenbosch | |
| Leibowitz, B., Van Der Merwe, A and Schalkwyk, S. (Eds.). | 2012 |
| Full Ref: Leibowitz, B., Van Der Merwe, A and Schalkwyk, S. (Eds.). 2012. Focus on First-Year Success: Perspectives Emerging from South Africa and Beyond. Sun Press: Stellenbosch, 17-35. | |
Retention: Predicting First Year Success
| South African Journal of Higher Education | |
| Louren, A. and Smit, I.P.J. | 2003 |
| Full Ref: Louren, A. and Smit, I.P.J. 2003. Retention: Predicting First Year Success. South African Journal of Higher Education, 17(2): 169 – 176. | |
Factors Influencing Access Students’ Persistence in an Undergraduate Science Programme: A South African Case Study
| International Journal of Educational Development | |
| Lubben, F., Davidowitz, B., Buffler, A., Allie., and Scott, I. | 2010 |
| Full Ref: Lubben, F., Davidowitz, B., Buffler, A., Allie., and Scott, I. 2010. Factors Influencing Access Students’ Persistence in an Undergraduate Science Programme: A South African Case Study. International Journal of Educational Development, 30 (4): 351 – 358. | |
Bounds of Democracy: Epistemological Access in Higher Education
| HSRC Press: Cape Town | |
| Morrow, W. | 2009 |
| Full Ref: Morrow, W. 2009. Bounds of Democracy: Epistemological Access in Higher Education. HSRC Press: Cape Town. | |
A Transition Pedagogy for Student Engagement and First-Year Learning, Success and Retention
| Oxford Shine, UK: Libri Publishing | |
| Nelson, K.J., Kift, S.M., and Clarke, J.A. | 2012 |
| Full Ref: Nelson, K.J., Kift, S.M., and Clarke, J.A. 2012. A Transition Pedagogy for Student Engagement and First-Year Learning, Success and Retention. Oxford Shine, UK: Libri Publishing. | |
Putting Transition at The Centre of Whole-of-Curriculum Transformation
| Student Success | |
| O`Donnell, M., Wallace, M., Melano, A., Lawson, R., and Leinonen, E. | 2015 |
| Full Ref: O`Donnell, M., Wallace, M., Melano, A., Lawson, R., and Leinonen, E. 2015. Putting Transition at The Centre of Whole-of-Curriculum Transformation. Student Success, 6(2): 73 – 79. | |
An Institutional Model for Improving Student Retention and Success at The University of Pretoria
| The International Journal of The First Year in Higher Education | |
| Ogude, N., Kilfoil, W., and Du Plessis, D. | 2012 |
| Full Ref: Ogude, N., Kilfoil, W., and Du Plessis, D. 2012. An Institutional Model for Improving Student Retention and Success at The University of Pretoria. The International Journal of The First Year in Higher Education, 3(1): 21 – 34. | |
How College Affects Students: A Third Decade of Research
| Jossey-Bass: San Francisco | |
| Pascarella, E., and Terenzini, P. | 1991 |
| Full Ref: Pascarella, E., and Terenzini, P. 1991. How College Affects Students: A Third Decade of Research. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco. | |
Using Emotional and Social Factors to Predict Student Success
| Journal of College Student Development | |
| Pritchard, M.E., and Wilson, G.S. | 2003 |
| Full Ref: Pritchard, M.E., and Wilson, G.S. 2003. Using Emotional and Social Factors to Predict Student Success. Journal of College Student Development, 44(1): 18 – 28. | |
Goal and Distractions: Explanations of Early Attrition from Traditional University Freshmen
| The Qualitative Report | |
| Rausch, J.L., and Hamilton, M.W. | 2006 |
| Full Ref: Rausch, J.L., and Hamilton, M.W. 2006. Goal and Distractions: Explanations of Early Attrition from Traditional University Freshmen. The Qualitative Report, 11 [Available Online] | |
First Things First: Developing Academic Competence in the First-Year of College
| Research in Higher Education | |
| Reason, R.D., Terenzini, P.T., and Domingo, R.J. | 2006 |
| Full Ref: Reason, R.D., Terenzini, P.T., and Domingo, R.J. 2006. First Things First: Developing Academic Competence in the First-Year of College. Research in Higher Education, 47: 149 – 175. | |
Tinto in South Africa: Student Integration, Persistence and Success, and The Role of Student Affairs
| Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | |
| Schreiber, B., Leuscher-Mamashela, T., and Moja, V. | 2014 |
| Full Ref:Schreiber, B., Leuscher-Mamashela, T., and Moja, V. 2014. Tinto in South Africa: Student Integration, Persistence and Success, and The Role of Student Affairs. Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2(2): v – x. | |
Enhancing Success in South Africa’s Higher Education: Measuring Student Engagement
| Acta Academia | |
| Strydom, J.F., Kuh, G.D., and Metz, M. | 2010 |
| Full Ref: Strydom, J.F., Kuh, G.D., and Metz, M. 2010. Enhancing Success in South Africa’s Higher Education: Measuring Student Engagement. Acta Academia, 42(1): 259 – 278. | |
Learning Better Together: The Impact of Learning Communities on Student Success in Higher Education
| Journal of Institutional Research | |
| Tinto, V. | 2000 |
| Full Ref: Tinto, V. 2000. Learning Better Together: The Impact of Learning Communities on Student Success in Higher Education. Journal of Institutional Research, 9(1): 1 – 8. | |
Enhancing Student Success: Taking Classroom Success Seriously
| The International Journal of The First Year in Higher Education | |
| Tinto, V. | 2012 |
| Full Ref: Tinto, V. 2012. Enhancing Student Success: Taking Classroom Success Seriously. The International Journal of The First Year in Higher Education, 3(1): 1 – 8. | |
Domains and Predictors of First-Year Student Success: A Systematic Literature Review
| Educational Research Review | |
| Van der Zanden, P.J.A.C., Dennesen, E., Cillessen, A.H.N., and Meijer, P.C. | 2018 |
| Full Ref: Van der Zanden, P.J.A.C., Dennesen, E., Cillessen, A.H.N., and Meijer, P.C. 2018. Domains and Predictors of First-Year Student Success: A Systematic Literature Review. Educational Research Review, 23: 57 – 77. | |
The First-Year Experience in Higher Education in South Africa: A Good Practices Guide
| Available Online | |
| Van Zyl, A. (Ed). | 2017 |
| Full Ref: Van Zyl, A. (Ed). 2017. The First-Year Experience in Higher Education in South Africa: A Good Practices Guide. [Available Online] | |
A Strategy for Improving Freshman College Retention
| The Journal of Quality and Participation | |
| Veenstra, C.P. | 2009 |
| Full Ref: Veenstra, C.P. 2009. A Strategy for Improving Freshman College Retention. The Journal of Quality and Participation, 19-23. | |
Assessment of Academic Readiness to Achieve Student Success and Retention
| South African Journal of Higher Education | |
| Visser, H., and Van Zyl, D. | 2013 |
| Full Ref: Visser, H., and Van Zyl, D. 2013. Assessment of Academic Readiness to Achieve Student Success and Retention. South African Journal of Higher Education, 27(2): 330 – 352. | |
Beyond Hard Outcomes: ‘Soft’ Outcomes and Engagement as Student Success
| Teaching in Higher Education | |
| Zepke, N., and Leach, L. | 2010 |
| Full Ref: Zepke, N., and Leach, L. 2010. Beyond Hard Outcomes: ‘Soft’ Outcomes and Engagement as Student Success. Teaching in Higher Education, 15(6): 661 – 673. | |
Learning for Development in the Context of South Africa: Considerations for Open Education Resources in Improving Higher Education Outcomes
| Journal of Learning for Development | |
| Baijnath, N. | 2018 |
| Full Ref: Baijnath, N. 2018. Learning for Development in the Context of South Africa: Considerations for Open Education Resources in Improving Higher Education Outcomes. Journal of Learning for Development, 5(2): 87-100. | |
Applying Predictive Analytics in Identifying Students at Risk: A Case Study
| South African Journal of Higher Education | |
| Lourens, A. and Bleazard, D. | 2016 |
| Full Ref: Lourens, A., and Bleazard, D. 2016. Applying Predictive Analytics in Identifying Students at Risk: A Case Study. South African Journal of Higher Education, 30(2): 129-142. | |
Access to, and Success in, Higher Education in Post-apartheid South Africa: Social Justice Analysis
| Journal of Higher Education in Africa | |
| Sehoole, C., and Adeyemo, K.S. | 2016 |
| Full Ref: Sehoole, C., and Adeyemo, K.S. 2016. Access to, and Success in, Higher Education in Post-apartheid South Africa: Social Justice Analysis. Journal of Higher Education in Africa, 14(1): 1-18. | |
Factors that Facilitate Success for Disadvantaged Higher Education Students
| Rural Education Access Programme | |
| Jones, B., Coetzee, G., Bailey, T., and Wickham, S. | 2008 |
| Full Ref: Jones, B., Coetzee, G., Bailey, T., and Wickham, S. 2008. Factors that Facilitate Success for Disadvantaged Higher Education Students. Rural Education Access Programme. [Available Online] | |
Factors that Influence Transition from High School to Higher Education: A Case of the Juniortukkie Programme
| African Journal of Career Development | |
| Lombard, P. | 2020 |
| Full Ref: Lombard, P. 2020. Factors that Influence Transition from High School to Higher Education: A Case of the Juniortukkie Programme. African Journal of Career Development, 2(1): A5. | |
Access, Equity, and Admissions in South African Higher Education
| Higher Education Admissions Practices: An International Perspective | |
| Jappie, N. | 2020 |
| Full Ref: Jappie, N. 2020. Access, Equity, and Admissions in South African Higher Education. Higher Education Admissions Practices: An International Perspective, 190-202. | |
Dimensions of Student Success: A Framework for Defining and Evaluating Support for Learning in Higher Education
| Journal of Higher Education Research & Development | |
| Lane, M., Moore, A., Hooper, L., Menzies, V., Cooper, B., Shaw, N., and Rueckert, C. | 2019 |
| Full Ref: Lane, M., Moore, A., Hooper, L., Menzies, V., Cooper, B., Shaw, N., and Rueckert, C. 2019. Dimensions of Student Success: A Framework for Defining and Evaluating Support for Learning in Higher Education. Journal of Higher Education Research & Development, 38(5): 954-968. | |
Predicting Academic Success in Higher Education: Literature Review and Best Practices
| Journal of Higher Education Research & Development | |
| Alyahyan, E., and Düştegör, D. | 2020 |
| Full Ref: Alyahyan, E., and Düştegör, D. 2020. Predicting Academic Success in Higher Education: Literature Review and Best Practices. Journal of Higher Education Research & Development, 17(3): https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-020-0177-7. | |
E-Learning, Information Technology, and Student Success in Higher Education
| Oxford University Press | |
| Long, K.C. | 2017 |
| Full Ref: Long, K.C. 2017. E-Learning, Information Technology, and Student Success in Higher Education. Oxford University Press. 10.1093/acrefore/9780190224851.013.78. | |
Factors Influencing College Persistence for First-Time Students
| Journal of Developmental Education | |
| Stewart, S., Lim, D.H., and Kim, J. | 2015 |
| Full Ref: Stewart, S., Lim, D.H., and Kim, J. 2015. Factors Influencing College Persistence for First-Time Students. Journal of Developmental Education, 38(3): 12-20. | |
Against the Odds: An Investigation into Student Persistence in UK Higher Education
| Studies in Higher Education | |
| Gabi, J., and Sharpe, S. | 2019 |
| Full Ref: Gabi, J., and Sharpe, S. 2019. Against the Odds: An Investigation into Student Persistence in UK Higher Education. Studies in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1626364. | |
The Impact of Learning on Student Persistence in Higher Education
| Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice | |
| Andrade, M.S., Miller, R.M., McArthur, D., and Ogden, M. | 2020 |
| Full Ref: Andrade, M.S., Miller, R.M., McArthur, D., and Ogden, M. 2020. The Impact of Learning on Student Persistence in Higher Education. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, https://doi.org/10.1177/1521025120915576. | |
Contributing Factors to Persistence among African-American and Hispanic Students in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study at a Diverse Small Institution on the East Coast
| The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development | |
| King, W.B. | 2009 |
| Full Ref: King, W.B. 2009. Contributing Factors to Persistence among African-American and Hispanic Students in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study at a Diverse Small Institution on the East Coast. The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development, 8(18): 15-30. | |
Understanding Persistence of At-Risk Students in Higher Education Enrollment Management Using Multiple Linear Regression and Network Analysis
| The Journal of Experimental Education | |
| Gilstrap, D.L. | 2020 |
| Full Ref: Gilstrap, D.L. 2020. Understanding Persistence of At-Risk Students in Higher Education Enrollment Management Using Multiple Linear Regression and Network Analysis. The Journal of Experimental Education, 88(3): 470-485. | |
Persistence in Higher Education for Students with Disabilities: A Mixed Systematic Review
| Journal of Diversity in Higher Education | |
| Kutscher, E. L., and Tuckwiller, E. D. | 2019 |
| Full Ref: Kutscher, E. L., and Tuckwiller, E. D. 2019. Persistence in Higher Education for Students with Disabilities: A Mixed Systematic Review. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 12(2): 136–155. | |
Student Persistence in Higher Education: A Study of the Challenges and Achievements of a Group of Historically Disadvantaged Senior Students Studying at the University of the Western Cape
| Stellenbosch University | |
| Sampson, L.G. | 2011 |
| Full Ref: Sampson, L.G. 2011. Student Persistence in Higher Education: A Study of the Challenges and Achievements of a Group of Historically Disadvantaged Senior Students Studying at the University of the Western Cape. Stellenbosch University: MA Dissertation. | |
Persistence in Higher Education: A Qualitative Study of Student Perceptions, Beliefs, Outlook and Context in Qatar
| Near and Middle Eastern Journal of Research in Education | |
| Khalifa, B., Nasser, R., Ikhlef, A., Walker, J.S., Amali, S | 2016 |
| Full Ref: Khalifa, B., Nasser, R., Ikhlef, A., Walker, J.S., Amali, S. 2016. Persistence in Higher Education: A Qualitative Study of Student Perceptions, Beliefs, Outlook and Context in Qatar. Near and Middle Eastern Journal of Research in Education. 2016:2 http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/nmejre.2016.2. | |