A Benefit/Cost Analysis of Three Student Enrollment Behaviors at a Community College: Dropout, Transfer and Completion of an Associate's Degree/Certificate

Autor/in	Stuart, G. Robert
Titel	A Benefit/Cost Analysis of Three Student Enrollment Behaviors at a Community College: Dropout, Transfer and Completion of an Associate's Degree/Certificate
Quelle	(2010), (246 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Cleveland State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1097-0140-1
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Human Capital; Community Colleges; Academic Persistence; Dropouts; Labor Market; Cost Effectiveness; Enrollment; Associate Degrees; Models; Outcomes of Education; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Humankapital; Community college; Community College; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Einschulung; Analogiemodell; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Korrelation
Abstract	This dissertation seeks to increase our understanding of the factors that lead to student success at community colleges. Using data on a cohort of students enrolled at a two-year college, this dissertation presents the results of a longitudinal analysis. Citing the results of several persistence studies as well as the literature on sub-baccalaureate job markets, this dissertation constructs a hybrid model of student persistence. This model combines Tinto's theory of student dropout behavior with human capital theory to derive a benefit/cost model of student enrollment behavior. Several hypotheses are developed regarding the relationship between various benefits and costs and students' likelihood of achieving each of three different outcomes: dropping out, transferring to a four-year institution, or completing an associate's degree. An event history analysis was conducted to find out whether these relationships actually existed. Results of this analysis are used to derive implications for theory and practice. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10