Wayne+College's+Unique+Student+Population

Under construction: this is a project related to Wayne College's 2014-2015 Strategic Plan, Tactic 3A-2B =Getting to know our students:= Demographic information (example: 70% of our students are First Generation Students?)
 * First Generation College Students
 * Dual Enrollment / Post-Secondary Students
 * Off-Campus Students
 * Online Students
 * Non-Traditional Students

=Research on unique populations of students:= General articles on the qualities that make up our student population

Status of College students in Rural America (2007) nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/ruraled/chapter2_7.asp Statistics on Female graduate rates: [] National College students by race: [] Research on adult learners http://www.aacu.org/publications-research/periodicals/research-adult-learners-supporting-needs-student-population-no

E-Book

 * First-generation college students [electronic resource] : understanding and improving the experience from recruitment to commencement **

Journal Articles
Boden, K. (2011). Perceived Academic Preparedness of First-Generation Latino College Students. //Journal Of Hispanic Higher Education//, //10//(2), 96106- []

Lightweis, S. (2014). THE CHALLENGES, PERSISTENCE, AND SUCCESS OF WHITE, WORKING-CLASS, FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. //College Student Journal//, //48//(3), 461-467. @http://ezproxy.uakron.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=s3h&AN=98748711&site=eds-live

Petty, T. (2014). MOTIVATING FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND COLLEGE COMPLETION. //College Student Journal//, //48//(2), 257-264. @http://ezproxy.uakron.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=s3h&AN=97002778&site=eds-live

Tovar, E. (2015). The Role of Faculty, Counselors, and Support Programs ( This is both first and second generation) on Latino/a Community College Students’ Success and Intent to Persist. //Community College Review//, //43//(1), 46-71. doi:10.1177/009155211455378 []

Dual Enrollment / Post-Secondary Students
Marken, S., Gray, L., Lewis, L., National Center for Education Statistics, (., & Westat, I. (2013). Dual Enrollment Programs and Courses for High School Students at Postsecondary Institutions: 2010-11. First Look. NCES 2013-002. //National Center For Education Statistics//.@http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED540156.pdf

Online Students
Crawley, A., & Fetzner, M. (2013). Providing Service Innovations to Students inside and outside of the Online Classroom: Focusing on Student Success. //Journal Of Asynchronous Learning Networks//, //17//(1), 7-12. @http://ezproxy.uakron.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1011382&site=eds-live

Approaches to teaching and learning, considering their characteristics:
Articles and research that focuses on approaches to teaching and learning for various student populations

Pelletier, S. G. (2010). Success for Adult Students. //American Association of State Colleges and Universities.// Retrieved from: @http://www.aascu.org/uploadedFiles/AASCU/Content/Root/MediaAndPublications/PublicPurposeMagazines/Issue/10fall_adultstudents.pdf