Persistence and Attrition: What Is Being Measured?
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| Title: | Persistence and Attrition: What Is Being Measured? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Park, C. L., Boman, J., Care, W. Dean, Edwards, M., Perry, B. |
| Source: | Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. 2008-2009 10(2):223-233. |
| Availability: | Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. 26 Austin Avenue, P.O. Box 337, Amityville, NY 11701. Tel: 800-638-7819; Tel: 631-691-1270; Fax: 631-691-1770; e-mail: info@baywood.com; Web site: http://baywood.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Student Needs, Graduate Students, Distance Education, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Nursing Education, Health Education, Statistical Analysis, Online Courses, Case Studies |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| ISSN: | 1521-0251 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to discuss four assumptions commonly held in relation to persistence and or attrition rates at institutions of post secondary education: that persistence is positive, that persistence is an indicator of a program's ability to satisfy student need, that persistence is lower in distance education programs and that comparisons of persistence rates have meaning. The assumptions are explored in relation to the literature and to the data generated by the first complete cohort of graduate students in the Centre for Nursing and Health Studies at Athabasca University. We further propose formulae to address both persistence and attrition in online educational programs and present the variations in rates that can be produced. (Contains 3 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 14 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Access URL: | https://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=101J736706GH0473 |
| Accession Number: | EJ806244 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to discuss four assumptions commonly held in relation to persistence and or attrition rates at institutions of post secondary education: that persistence is positive, that persistence is an indicator of a program's ability to satisfy student need, that persistence is lower in distance education programs and that comparisons of persistence rates have meaning. The assumptions are explored in relation to the literature and to the data generated by the first complete cohort of graduate students in the Centre for Nursing and Health Studies at Athabasca University. We further propose formulae to address both persistence and attrition in online educational programs and present the variations in rates that can be produced. (Contains 3 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 1521-0251 |
