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Using Grounded Theory To Understand How Commuter Students Develop A Sense Of Belonging, Amy M. Barnhart
Using Grounded Theory To Understand How Commuter Students Develop A Sense Of Belonging, Amy M. Barnhart
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This study is concerned with the fact that commuter students persist at a lower rate than their residential peers. As colleges and universities seek to increase educational attainment rates, understanding why commuter students struggle with retention is important. Research shows sense of belonging can positively affect intention to persist. As such, the guiding research question for this study was as follows: How do commuter students develop a sense of belonging in their university? This research was conducted at a large, public, primarily nonresidential, doctoral university in the Midwestern United States. This study utilized constructivist grounded theory methodology to understand how …
What Works? Supporting Students From Urban School Districts At A Midwestern University, Eric Reed
What Works? Supporting Students From Urban School Districts At A Midwestern University, Eric Reed
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Postsecondary administrators across the nation are in search for effective policies and practices that lead to higher rates of student academic performance, persistence, and completion rates. In a time of increased accountability and diminished resources, the empirical findings of this study help administrators by demonstrating that resources invested in retention yield long-term benefits to the institution. At a large, public, 4-year university in the Midwest, the average 6-year graduation rate of students from urban school districts was 24% compared to the overall 40% graduation rate for the institution. Historically, students from urban school districts enter postsecondary institutions after persevering through …