Research

Exploring the Evidence: Initiatives in the First College Year, "Cuyamaca College", published by the National Resource Center for The First -Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina, 2008
          This article profiles 22 colleges nationwide with significant results in student
          success.

Program Review 2005, College Success Program, Cuyamaca Community College
          Summary 2005
          Full Report
          Summary 2000

Summary of Community College Review, "College Success: A Study of  Positive and Negative Attrition."
          This study of 1000 students profiles student who are successful and those who are at risk.

Other Significant Research Articles and Resources

The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), "Reflections on CSSE's first Five Years, 2007 Findings
          Five strategies that work: 1.  set high expectations and clear goals, 2. focus on
          the front door, 3. elevate developmental education, 4. use engaging
          instructional approaches, 5. make engagement inescapable
          Full Report
          Executive Summary

"America's Perfect Storm: Three Forces Changing Our Nation's Future", Educational Testing Service (ETS), January 2007
          The three forces changing our nation's future include a lack of literacy and
          numeracy, increasing technological change and globalization, and increasing
          population diversity. 
          The ETS Website also has full reports and a video on this topic.

Community College Research Center (CCRC) Brief, "Do Student Success Courses Actually Help Community College Students Succeed?", June 2007
          Students who take a college success course are 8% more likely to earn their
          degree. 

Achieving the Dream
This national initiative funded by the Lumina Foundation for Education is dedicated to helping more community college students succeed.  It is particularly concerned about student groups that traditionally have faced significant barriers to student success, including students of color and low-income students.  This organization does research and works toward changing public policy.  For information on this organization and research, go to http://achievingthedream.org

"California Community College Students Abandon Transfer Plans at a High Rate", Policy analysis for California Education (PACE), 2007
          Six in 10 California Community College students give up transfer plans or drop
          out after one semester. 

Impact of Personality Type on Undergraduate Students at Oklahoma State University, Doctoral Dissertation by Pam Ehlers, May 2008.
          Students with FP personality types are more likely to  drop out of college.   

Research on High Risk Developmental Students       

Motivating Students from Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis (UC Berkeley)
Motivating Students by Karin Kirk with summary of motivation research and pertinent references
Aptitude, Motivation and Self-Regulation as Predictors of Achievement among Developmental CollegeStudents from Research and Teaching in Developmental Education by Ray, Garavalia, and Murdock