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Investigating Employer Support As A Predictor Of Online Master's Student Retention, James Lenio
Investigating Employer Support As A Predictor Of Online Master's Student Retention, James Lenio
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Enrollment in master level programs has been increasing nationwide, particularly in online programs which tend to enroll older and more ethnically diverse students who are likely to be balancing work, finances, and family responsibilities with their educational pursuits. The challenges related to this balance has resulted in higher attrition rates and lower completion rates. In this quantitative study, the relationship between employer support and first-year retention for master's students enrolled in online programs at a for-profit university was examined. Bean and Metzner's model of nontraditional student attrition was used as the theoretical foundation. Archival data from the online institution were …