Where and How Does Fitting in Matter? Examining New Students' Perceived Fit with Their University, Instructors, and Classmates

Autor/inn/en	Knapp, Joshua R.; Masterson, Suzanne S.; Kedharnath, Uma
Titel	Where and How Does Fitting in Matter? Examining New Students' Perceived Fit with Their University, Instructors, and Classmates
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 22 (2020) 1, S.49-70 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0251
DOI	10.1177/1521025117725502
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Student Attitudes; Student School Relationship; Teacher Student Relationship; Peer Relationship; Institutional Characteristics; Student Needs; School Holding Power; Intention; Student Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Schülerverhalten; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Studienerfahrung
Abstract	Researchers routinely find that individuals and organizations are better off when the personal characteristics of members fit with contextual organizational characteristics. Typically, this kind of research examines employees and the work environment. However, the dynamics of fit can be applied broadly, and some researchers have found fit-related theory to be a useful tool for examining students' relationships with their universities. We build on this body of work by using new students' perceptions of needs-based and values-based fit with their university, instructors, and classmates to predict both intention to recommend and turnover intention. For the purposes of recruitment and retention, results emphasize the importance of needs-based fit with the university and with classmates. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01