Scaling Success: Lessons From the ASAP Expansion at Bronx Community College
ASAP was designed to improve completion rates by providing wraparound services for eligible students, including financial, academic, and personal support.
Lohfink & Paulsen, 2005 / Journal of College Student Development / July 2005
In this study we examined and compared the determinants of first-to-second-year persistence for 1,167 first-generation and 3,017 continuinggeneration students at four-year institutions, using data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Survey (Wine, et al., 2002). Because first-generation students are overrepresented in the most disadvantaged racial, income, and gender groups, we used a critical theorist perspective to frame the research problem, guide inquiry, and interpret results