A Study of Retention Trends of International Students at a Southwestern Public University

Autor/in	Wong Davis, Kristina Marie
Titel	A Study of Retention Trends of International Students at a Southwestern Public University
Quelle	(2012), (123 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Northern Arizona University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-2673-6741-9
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Academic Persistence; Foreign Students; Public Colleges; Correlation; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Citizenship; Language Proficiency; Majors (Students); Grade Point Average; Statistical Analysis; Predictor Variables; Statistical Significance; Trend Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Korrelation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Staatsbürgerschaft; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Statistische Analyse; Prädiktor; Trendanalyse
Abstract	Literature on factors contributing to the retention of international students remained limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors related to retention of international undergraduate degree seeking students through conducting pairwise correlational analysis to test the relationship between retention and age, gender, country of citizenship, English proficiency, selected degree program, and grade point average (GPA). Pearson's product moment correlations were utilized to separately test the correlation between age, English proficiency and grade point average and retention. A chi-square test was computed on gender and retention. Finally a one-way ANOVA test was conducted separately on region of citizenship and selected degree program utilizing retention as a dependent variable. A significant statistical relationship was found between grade point average and retention for both fall 2004 and fall 2005 cohorts. No statistically significant relationships were identified between age, gender, citizenship, English proficiency and degree program and retention. These findings suggest that further research on international students is necessary to identify factors that impact retention. Grade point average was the single most significant factor identified in relation to retention for this study which was consistent with research findings in the literature. All other statistical findings suggest that for this study the indicators chosen were not related to retention. [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