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EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT CONDUCT AND FIRST-YEAR STUDENT ATTRITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Tabacchi, John W (2017) EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT CONDUCT AND FIRST-YEAR STUDENT ATTRITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Do college students that go through the conduct process dropout at higher rates than their peers do? This exploratory case study researched first time, first-year students at a single research site over a two-year period to understand what the relationship was between student conduct and attrition. The study’s main goal was to see if there were any statistically significant data associated with conduct students that dropped out. Academic data from the complete sample size of the population was used similarly to secondary data to study trends amongst the first-year students. Quantitative data was in the form of retention and student conduct reports. Qualitative data came in the form of retention and student conduct notes. The main findings from this study were that there was significant data associated with conduct students that drop out. Mainly, that when compared to the general population, conduct students drop out at higher rates than their peers did. With this information in hand, college professionals can design interventions for at-risk students to assist in their retention.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Tabacchi, John Wjwt27@pitt.edujwt27
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairJacob, W. Jameswjacob@pitt.eduWJACOB0000-0002-5205-5463
Committee MemberSutton, Stewartssutton@pitt.eduSSUTTON
Committee MemberMcIntyre, Karenkmcintyre@pointpark.edu
Date: 29 August 2017
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 18 April 2017
Approval Date: 29 August 2017
Submission Date: 26 April 2017
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 148
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Education > Administrative and Policy Studies
Degree: EdD - Doctor of Education
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: student+conduct, judicial+affairs, community+standards, college, higher+education, university, retention, attrition, alcohol, drugs, student, conduct, judicial
Date Deposited: 30 Aug 2017 00:07
Last Modified: 19 Jul 2024 19:07
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/32518

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