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The Influence Of Student Engagement On Student Retention At A Midwest Urban Research Institution, Denise Williams Mallett
The Influence Of Student Engagement On Student Retention At A Midwest Urban Research Institution, Denise Williams Mallett
Wayne State University Dissertations
This study examined the importance of student retention and persistence and the role that student engagement has on those areas. Three research questions were posed for this study. The questions looked at the differences between national outcomes as compared to those in an urban-commuter, University in the Midwest; the differences between African American students and Caucasian students at this Midwest institution and the perception of engagement of freshman and senior level students. Student engagement was measured by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) five factors (i.e., level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student interactions with faculty, enriching …