Attrition and Time-To Degree issues remain poorly understood in academia, and almost completely unexplored in criminology and criminal justice. Loss rates of fifty percent or more are common in the social sciences, while the success rates for criminal justice are unknown for most schools. This study attempts to investigate completion levels at the Florida State University (FSU) College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, using descriptive and inferential techniques, survival analysis, and questionnaires. Problems with data collection impeded analysis of even basic statistical operations, resulting in the exclusion of some independent variables due to unavailability of readily obtainable information. Both the Master's and Ph.D. programs had similar attrition rates, nearly two-thirds of students completing the programs. The M.A. program was around two years, and the terminal level alone was a little over six years. Recommendations concerning data handling and retention for the College and for FSU follow, along with suggestions for national initiatives to address some of the problematic situations concerning lack of national recognition for criminology and criminal justice. / A Dissertation Submitted to the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice in
Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Fall Semester, 2007. / October 5, 2007. / Internet Surveys, Graduate Programs, Time-to-Degree, Attrition, Survival Analysis / Includes bibliographical references. / William Doerner, Professor Directing Dissertation; Catherine Black, Outside Committee Member; Cecil Greek, Committee Member; Thomas Blomberg, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_175897 |
| Contributors | Lightfoot, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1955- (authoraut), Doerner, William (professor directing dissertation), Black, Catherine (outside committee member), Greek, Cecil (committee member), Blomberg, Thomas (committee member), College of Criminology and Criminal Justice (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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