Student Characteristics Related to Persistence for First-Year Community College Students

Autor/inn/en	Hawley, Tamela H.; Harris, Tracy A.
Titel	Student Characteristics Related to Persistence for First-Year Community College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 7 (2006) 1-2, S.117-142 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0251
Schlagwörter	Student Characteristics; Student Attitudes; College Freshmen; College Administration; Institutional Research; Grade Point Average; Factor Analysis; Discriminant Analysis; Community Colleges; Academic Persistence; Personality Traits; Student Behavior; Predictor Variables; Student Attrition; Student Motivation; Academic Aspiration; Expectation; Developmental Programs; Transfer Students; English (Second Language); Minority Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Studienanfänger; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Institutionelle Forschung; Faktorenanalyse; Diskriminanzanalyse; Community college; Community College; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Student behaviour; Prädiktor; Schülerbeurlaubung; Schulische Motivation; Expectancy; Erwartung; Entwicklungsplan; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ethnische Minderheit
Abstract	This study analyzed student characteristics that impact persistence among first-year students attending a large, metropolitan community college. The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Freshmen Survey was administered to first-time students during orientation. Factor analysis was used to classify students' personality and behavioral characteristics and discriminant function analysis was used to predict retention or attrition. The discriminant model accurately predicted retention in 78.8% of the cases. Findings suggested that student characteristics impacting persistence can be classified into three categories: barriers, motivations and aspirations, and expectations. Among the strongest predictors of attrition were the number of developmental classes required, the intention to transfer to a four-year institution, and the expectation that English as a second language could be a problem for college students. Among the strongest predictors of persistence were being African American or Latino, cumulative GPA, and the length of time students plan to spend at the college. Recommendations are shared for how community college administration, faculty, and staff can work with students and the community to raise student expectations, motivation, and preparation long before they become first-year college students. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10