Extended orientation courses have been shown to be a
valuable means of increasing student retention. However,
little is known about the extent of their use, their form,
their organization or their content. The purpose of this
study was to determine what is being done in today's two-year
college extended orientation courses, who has
administrative responsibility for them, if the form,
organization and content differs among two-year colleges,
four-year private colleges, and four-year public colleges,
and whether the content of these courses consists of
activities conducive to retention.
The data from the 1988 National Center for the Study of
the Freshman Year Experience survey was analyzed for two-year,
four-year public, and four-year private college
responses. Both descriptive and chi square analysis were
used.
Results indicated that while there is broad use of
extended orientation courses, there is little consensus in
their form, organization or content. Results illustrated
that course content does not emphasize activities which
parallel retention-related variables. / Graduation date: 1990
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/38063 |
| Date | 11 July 1989 |
| Creators | Devore, Judy |
| Contributors | Rice, Robert L. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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