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Dordt College Commencement, 2018, Ethan Brue
Van Beek Honors Vets By Organizing Flight, Erika Buiter
Van Beek Honors Vets By Organizing Flight, Erika Buiter
The Voice
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Resplendent, Sarah Moss
Does College Experience Matter? A National Study Understanding Graduates’ Job Satisfaction, Kevin R. Majewski
Does College Experience Matter? A National Study Understanding Graduates’ Job Satisfaction, Kevin R. Majewski
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), a nationally representative and longitudinal survey, this dissertation investigated the impact of the college experience on the post-graduation outcome of job satisfaction as graduates enter the workforce. Through the lens of the Social Cognitive Model of Career Self-Management and Utility Theory, this study identified demographic, college, and workplace factors that relate to job satisfaction. The synthesis of these factors was the basis for a comprehensive model of job satisfaction for college graduates. Controlling for the background and workplace environment of graduates, the proposed model with …
Two, Three, Four, Or More, Erik Hoekstra
Impact Of A Postcollege Service-Learning Year: From Self To Social Justice, Kelly S. Hall, Cheryl H. Keen
Impact Of A Postcollege Service-Learning Year: From Self To Social Justice, Kelly S. Hall, Cheryl H. Keen
Journal of Sustainable Social Change
Recent college graduates in the United States are increasingly pursuing a year of service in programs such as Teach for America, AmeriCorps, and Volunteers Exploring Vocation. A cohort of 689 volunteers participating in 18 Volunteers Exploring Vocation programs across the nation was surveyed both at the beginning and end of their year of service. Principal component analysis was used to analyze the two surveys. Repeated measures captured volunteers’ motivations for entering the programs and opportunities important to them upon exiting programs. Upon entering, program participants were motivated by opportunities for discovery about themselves in relation to community and for exploring …