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Item Are Leavers and Persisters Really Different: A Comparative Study of Issues Reported in GC Advising Files(University of Minnesota: General College, 2005-11-07) Xie, Baozhen; Wambach, Catherine; Franko, Jennifer; Connor, JenniferThe purpose of this study was to examine whether GC leavers and persisters had different issues reported in their advising files. Information from persisters’ files was compared to a prior analysis of leavers from the GC 2003 NHS cohort. It was found that persisters and leavers were not significantly different in frequency and categories of issues reported. Persisters and leavers had similar proportions of issues reported in four categories: student academic, student non-academic, institutional academic, and institutional non-academic issues. Among both groups, academic issues were reported more often than non-academic issues, and student issues were reported more often than institutional issues. Persisters and leavers were also similar in rank orders of frequency of individual issues, although compared to leavers, persisters seemed to have a lower frequency of academic alerts and low motivation issues and a higher frequency of other issues.Item A Brief Report: Gender, Ethnicity, Academic Standing and Student Issues Reported in Advising Files(University of Minnesota: General College, 2005) Xie, Baozhen; Wambach, Catherine; Franko, Jennifer; Connor, JenniferItem A Brief Report: The Relationship between Mid-Semester Grades and Final Grades(University of Minnesota: General College, 2005-03-29) Connor, Jennifer; Franko, Jennifer; Wambach, CatherineItem Commanding English Tracking Report: October 2005(University of Minnesota: General College, 2005) Connor, Jennifer; Franko, Jennifer; Wambach, CatherineThis report provides information about the Commanding English Program in General College. Students who entered the program in Fall 1999 through Fall 2003 are tracked, and retention, transfer, and graduation data are reported. This data is compared to students in General College, but not enrolled in the Commanding English Program. It was found that overall Commanding English students transferred at a higher rate and were retained at similar rates or higher rates than other GC students, depending on the cohort and length of time in the program. Most Commanding English students experienced a significant drop in GPA after transferring to another college.Item Confidence and Barriers to Graduation Identified by Graduate and Non-Graduate Participants in the General College Transferred Student Survey(University of Minnesota: General College, 2004-07) Wambach, Catherine; Franko, Jennifer; Connor, JenniferItem Fall 1999 through Fall 2003: Rates of Intra-University Transfer for General College Students(University of Minnesota: General College, 2005-07) Franko, Jennifer; Connor, Jennifer; Wambach, CatherineItem The General College 1999 Cohort: Persistence and Graduation Five Years After Entrance(University of Minnesota: General College, 1999) Wambach, Catherine; Franko, Jennifer; Connor, JenniferItem The General College 2000 Cohort: Persistence and Graduation Four Years After Entrance(University of Minnesota: General College, 2000) Connor, Jennifer; Franko, Jennifer; Wambach, CatherineItem The General College 2001 Cohort: Persistence and Graduation Four Years After Entrance(University of Minnesota: General College, 2005-11) Connor, Jennifer; Franko, Jennifer; Wambach, CatherineThis report provides retention and graduation data on the fall 2001 NHS General College cohort, as well as predictors of retention. As of summer 2005, approximately 8% of the cohort had graduated and another 47% had enrolled in the 2004-2005 academic year. Differences in retention were examined based on gender and ethnicity. Gender differences were not observed, however there was a difference in retention based on ethnicity. High school rank and ACT composite scores were not significant predictors, but first term GPA was a significant predictor of later retention.Item Our body, Our health Quantitative Metadata(2024-04-15) Robinson, Beatrice "Bean"; Connor, Jennifer; conno043@umn.edu; Connor , Jennier; Our body, Our health Research StudyThe National Pain Strategy notes the importance of addressing pain in minority populations to reduce health disparities. One such population is female refugees who have been victim to female genital cutting (FGC) --- which is known to cause sexual pain. The objective of the proposed research is to collect empirical data to (1) inform the conceptualization of sexual pain and other outcomes among Somali women living in Minnesota who have experienced FGC, (2) promote healthcare practices that minimize sexual pain, and (3) develop decision- making tool(s) and education seminars driven by study findings. The majority of Somali girls undergo infibulation when originally cut, which involves stitching the vaginal opening shut. Deinfibulation (i.e. opening the circumcision/infibulation scar) may decrease pain and is necessary before vaginal birth. It is recommended before labor and delivery; however, many patients wait until labor and delivery to undergo deinfibulation – thus increasing a risk in tears. Little is known about how sexual pain and sexual function are impacted by the timing of deinfibulation. To better understand sexual pain in relation to FGC, this study relied upon conceptual models that utilize a biopsychosocial approach, integrating biological, psychological, and cultural considerations. These models include fear-avoidance, endurance, and resilience. We partnered with a community-based organization (SoLaHmo) to conduct 75 qualitative interviews of Somali-American married women 18-45 years who have experienced FGC to accomplish the following aims: Aim 1: Qualitatively investigate sexual pain characteristics and meaning ascribed to sexual pain. Aim 2: Establish reference levels using descriptive statistics to quantify sexual pain characteristics (presence, frequency, intensity), sexual function, pain responses (fear avoidance, endurance, resilience), and moderator variables (acculturation and shared decision making) in this population. Aim 3: Among women who have vaginally delivered one or more babies, determine if sexual pain characteristics and sexual function are associated with the timing of deinfibulation with first child. Aim 4: Among women reporting sexual pain in Aim 3, determine if pain responses (fear avoidance, endurance, resilience) are associated with sexual pain and sexual function, and whether these associations are modified by degree of acculturation --- while adjusting for timing of deinfibulation.Item Our body, Our health: Qualitative Metadata(2023-12-20) Robinson, Beatrice; Connor, Jennifer; conno043@umn.edu; Connor, Jennifer; Our body, Our health Research StudyThe National Pain Strategy notes the importance of addressing pain in minority populations to reduce health disparities. One such population is female refugees who have been victim to female genital cutting (FGC) --- which is known to cause sexual pain. The objective of the proposed research is to collect empirical data to (1) inform the conceptualization of sexual pain and other outcomes among Somali women living in Minnesota who have experienced FGC, (2) promote healthcare practices that minimize sexual pain, and (3) develop decision- making tool(s) and education seminars driven by study findings. The majority of Somali girls undergo infibulation when originally cut, which involves stitching the vaginal opening shut. Deinfibulation (i.e. opening the circumcision/infibulation scar) may decrease pain and is necessary before vaginal birth. It is recommended before labor and delivery; however, many patients wait until labor and delivery to undergo deinfibulation – thus increasing a risk in tears. Little is known about how sexual pain and sexual function are impacted by the timing of deinfibulation. To better understand sexual pain in relation to FGC, this study relied upon conceptual models that utilize a biopsychosocial approach, integrating biological, psychological, and cultural considerations. These models include fear-avoidance, endurance, and resilience. We partnered with a community-based organization (SoLaHmo) to conduct 75 qualitative interviews of Somali-American married women 18-45 years who have experienced FGC to accomplish the following aims: Aim 1: Qualitatively investigate sexual pain characteristics and meaning ascribed to sexual pain. Aim 2: Establish reference levels using descriptive statistics to quantify sexual pain characteristics (presence, frequency, intensity), sexual function, pain responses (fear avoidance, endurance, resilience), and moderator variables (acculturation and shared decision making) in this population. Aim 3: Among women who have vaginally delivered one or more babies, determine if sexual pain characteristics and sexual function are associated with the timing of deinfibulation with first child. Aim 4: Among women reporting sexual pain in Aim 3, determine if pain responses (fear avoidance, endurance, resilience) are associated with sexual pain and sexual function, and whether these associations are modified by degree of acculturation --- while adjusting for timing of deinfibulation.Item Out of Home Placement Study.(2001) Connor, JenniferItem The Performance of GC Students in MATH 1155(University of Minnesota: General College, 2000) Franko, Jennifer; Connor, Jennifer; Wambach, CatherineThis is a short report to answer the question “does GC 0731/0732 prepare students for Math 1155?” Math 1155 is a one-semester overview of intensive pre-calculus. Students may take either Math 1155 or Math 1051 (pre-calculus I) and 1151 (pre-calculus II). This report presents information on the grades GC students earned in Math 1155 and their relationship to grades in GC 0731/0732, and students’ Math ACT test scores typically taken at the end of the students’ junior year in high school. GC 0731 and GC 0732 are both intermediate algebra classes. GC 0731 is taught using traditional pedagogy and GC 0732 uses computer-mediated pedagogy.Item A Preliminary Report about Change of Majors among the GC 2005 NHS Cohort(University of Minnesota: General College, 2006-02) Xie, Baozhen; Wambach, Catherine; Franko, Jennifer; Connor, JenniferItem What Advising Files Tell Us about Students Who Leave General College?(University of Minnesota: General College, 2005) Xie, Baozhen; Franko, Jennifer; Wambach, Catherine; Jansen, Elizabeth; Connor, JenniferThis study describes information contained in advising files about issues students encounter during their first two years of college, and the potential value of this information in understanding student leaving. Students who enrolled in a college program for underqualified students and who left before the end of their sophomore year were identified and 100 were chosen at random for file analysis. The analysis suggested that leavers in poor academic standing had more and different issues reported in their files than did leavers in good academic standing. This suggests a possible relationship between issues and different types of leaving or may be the result of higher self-disclosure within the poor academic standing group.