2022-05-182022-05-182022-052022-05May 2022https://hdl.handle.net/2346/89237Institutions of higher education place a high priority of retaining students. Multiple programs from orientation programs, tutoring, learning communities, mentoring, and other efforts are provided for students from institutions because the academic success of their students has a positive impact on retention. Through these efforts, institutions seek a return on their investment, which can also lead to better equipped employees seeking employment based on completion of a certificate or program of study. Retention has a clear benefit economically and through furthering their personal development of workplace skills and enhancing their career possibilities as well as earning potential. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to see if the Learning Framework course (EDUC 1300/PSYC 1300) had an impact on retention at community colleges in Texas. Limited research on the Learning Frameworks prompted this study. Surveys were sent to the community colleges who offered the Learning Framework course. Additionally, this study was an examination of the learning objectives of the Learning Framework course to see if they could be added to other core courses with the same results on retention as those of the actual Learning Framework course. After completing the surveys, interviews were conducted to allow clarifications of additional outcomes from the learning objective and to increase the data through qualitative data. Limited research on the Learning Frameworks prompted this study. The mixed method study used a survey sent to community college leaders, course developers, and instructors of the Learning Framework course. Interviews were also conducted with select survey members who volunteered to be interviewed. The surveys and the interviews were compared to clarify which learning objectives were most common among community colleges and which were most beneficial. Findings from this study include least and most beneficial learning objectives, the impact on students who are retained, and whether these learning objectives could be included in other core courses.application/pdfengRetentionModel of Strategic LearningLearning Framework CourseCore CurriculumThesis2022-05-18Access is not restricted.