ERIC Number: EJ757059
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-1521-0251
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The Impact of Curricular Interventions on Intended Second Year Re-Enrollment
Keup, Jennifer R.
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, v7 n1-2 p61-89 2005-2006
Utilizing data from the national administration of a Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) baseline and follow-up survey of the first-year experience during the 2002-2003 academic year, this study explores the relationship between three curricular interventions--first-year seminars, service-learning, and learning communities--and the longitudinal process of first-to-second year retention. The findings from descriptive analyses showed that there are numerous positive relationships between these three interventions and integrative first-year experiences as defined by Tinto's (1987, 1993) longitudinal model of departure. Further, logistic regression suggests that service-learning courses have an indirect impact on the intent to re-enroll for a second year of college, while first-year seminars and learning communities may have an interactive relationship in their impact on the outcome measure. (Contains 4 tables and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: College Students, Intervention, Curriculum Evaluation, Research Methodology, Data Interpretation, Schematic Studies, Reentry Students, Academic Persistence, Institutional Research, Psychometrics, Predictor Variables, Participant Satisfaction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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