A Missing Piece of the Departure Puzzle: Student-Institution Fit and Intent to Persist

Autor/inn/en	Bowman, Nicholas A.; Denson, Nida
Titel	A Missing Piece of the Departure Puzzle: Student-Institution Fit and Intent to Persist
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 55 (2014) 2, S.123-142 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-013-9320-9
Schlagwörter	Intention; Academic Persistence; Factor Structure; Predictive Validity; Test Construction; Factor Analysis; Goodness of Fit; Student School Relationship; Institutional Characteristics; School Size; Governance; Geographic Location; Religion; Structural Equation Models; College Students; Colleges; Social Isolation; Educational Environment; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenstruktur; Testaufbau; Faktorenanalyse; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Collegestudent; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Soziale Isolation; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	According to prevailing theory and anecdotal evidence, the congruence between institutional attributes and students' needs, interests, and preferences plays a key role in promoting college satisfaction and retention. However, this assertion has received little direct empirical attention, and the few available studies appear to have some key limitations. This study examined the factor structure and predictive validity of a newly developed student-institution fit instrument, which was designed to avoid the problems in previous research. Confirmatory factor analyses identified several interrelated dimensions of fit, and these dimensions can be combined into a single overall fit index. Moreover, a six-factor structure of student-institution fit is similar at two institutions that differ in terms of size, control, type, region, and religious affiliation. Structural equation modeling analyses show that student-institution fit is associated with greater college satisfaction and lower social isolation; fit also has a positive, indirect effect on intent to persist. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10