Multivariate Correlations of Community College Environment and Course Attrition to Retention in a Selected Community College

The problem with which this study is concerned is the methodology that is used to assess the relationship between student perceptions of the college environment and student attrition. The population of the study was 329 students from a metropolitan community college who took the Student Opinion Survey, a publication of the American College Testing Service. Data on course withdrawals and non-return in a subsequent long semester were collected for the student population. The data results were analyzed statistically using analyses of variance, Pearson product moment correlation, multiple regression analysis using step-wise procedures, and factor analysis. Data were considered statistically significant at the .05 level in relation to seven hypotheses on combinations of variables that include areas of student satisfaction with the college environment, student background data, course withdrawal, and non-return in a subsequent long semester.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332085
Date12 1900
CreatorsHorton, James F. (James Franklin)
ContributorsDameron, Joseph D., Stephens, Elvis C., Medler, Byron, Miller, Bob W.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvii, 183 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Horton, James F. (James Franklin), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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