Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Education
Understanding The Engagement Of Transfer Students In Four-Year Institutions: A National Study, Martina Ghusson
Understanding The Engagement Of Transfer Students In Four-Year Institutions: A National Study, Martina Ghusson
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
The purpose of this study is to examine whether transfer status and type matter for student engagement and if so, what student characteristics affect this relationship. Data from senior students at four-year institutions across the United States who completed the National Survey for Student Engagement (NSSE) in 2009 were used. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression were employed to explore the relationship between transfer type, student characteristics and student engagement by benchmark. The findings of this study suggest that with the exception of academic challenge, native students show higher levels of student engagement on the active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, …