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Enhancing Community College Student Success: Influence of Psychosocial Factors in Achievement, Persistence, and Degree Pursuit

Fri, April 8, 12:00 to 1:30pm, Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Exhibit Hall D Section C

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

In light of AERA’s centennial, we highlight the 100-year history of community colleges and consider recent advances in understanding the complex ways that psychological and social factors influence the success of community college students. A diverse group of scholars will present various theoretical and methodological perspectives on how variables such as motivation, self-efficacy, anxiety, self-regulation, and social interaction affect the achievement, persistence, and job attainment of students enrolled at two year-colleges. Study designs include quantitative methods, latent profile analysis, structural equation modeling, and meta-analysis. Our task is to discuss theoretical and empirical contributions to postsecondary learning and development for all students, with the goal of elucidating the complex processes associated with psychological and social variables in the community college setting.

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