The Mixed Methods Blog

Perspectives from our researchers, highlights from recent studies, and other news about CCRC

Text for Success: Moorpark College’s Innovative Tutoring Program Improves Math and English Completion Rates

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Jamie Whittington-Studer and Crystal Salas of Moorpark College explore key takeaways from their college's implementation of a tutoring program that makes reaching out for support as simple as sending a text.

First-Generation College Students’ Personal Networks and Their Influence on the Use of Student Supports

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Much is unknown about the nature of first-generation students' personal networks, but a new CCRC study is changing that. CCRC Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow Melissa Herman and Senior Research Associate Hoori Santikian Kalamkarian discuss the impetus for the study and share some preliminary findings in this blog post.

Understanding Program Choice: Why I Chose to Study English in College

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CCRC Intern Basmala Zyada writes about how working on a research project on how students choose programs made her reflect on her own impulsive decision to major in English.

Relationships Matter for Transfer Outcomes (and Everything Else)

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In this blog post, CCRC Senior Research Associate Maggie P. Fay discusses the article she and co-authors Shanna Smith Jaggars and Negar Farakish wrote about the impact of personalized advisement on community college students' transfer goals and outcomes.

CCRC Heads West for the 2024 NASPA Annual Conference

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CCRC hosted two sessions at the 2024 NASPA Annual Conference in March. This blog post summarizes the sessions and covers CCRC's presence at NASPA.