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Exploring Persistence Of Indigenous Students At A Midwest University, Michelle Lynne Sayers
Exploring Persistence Of Indigenous Students At A Midwest University, Michelle Lynne Sayers
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Indigenous students attending non-tribal colleges represent approximately 1% of the college student body, with a smaller percentage that graduate. Indigenous students often encounter racism and experience cultural differences. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore Indigenous students’ persistence at a mainstream college in the northern Midwest. Purposeful and snowball sampling was used to create a final sample of 10 self-identified Indigenous students who completed at least one semester and were 18 years or older, one full-time staff person, and two-part time student workers. Data also included a review of university strategic documents, social media pages, and observations …
Factors That Influence Students’ Decision To Drop Out Of An Online Business Course, Sandra Gail Robertson
Factors That Influence Students’ Decision To Drop Out Of An Online Business Course, Sandra Gail Robertson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Although online enrollments at community colleges have increased in recent years, student dropout rates in online classes have also increased and educational researchers wonder why students are dropping out of online courses and if online instruction can contribute to student success. The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to investigate the online experiences of students who dropped out of the Introduction to Business online course at a community college in a Mid-Atlantic state and the factors that led to their decision. The research questions concerned how students who took the Introduction to Business online course described their decision to …
Persistence Towards Graduation Of First-Year Native American Students At A Local College, Dolores Becenti
Persistence Towards Graduation Of First-Year Native American Students At A Local College, Dolores Becenti
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the graduation rate for Native American (NA) college students was less than 1%. As enrollment increases in local colleges and universities, so do concerns about the persistence, retention, and completion of NA students. The purpose of this study was to investigate what influenced first-year NA students to persist toward graduation at a local college. The conceptual framework concentrated on social integration perspectives based on Tinto's student integration model. A qualitative case study design was chosen to gain insight into the phenomenon. Purposeful sampling procedures were used to recruit 6 first-year NA students …