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Non-Academic Factors Contributing to the Academic Outcomes of Students in a Community College Developmental Education Program
| Title: | Non-Academic Factors Contributing to the Academic Outcomes of Students in a Community College Developmental Education Program. |
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| Name(s): |
Ray, Kenneth Jr., author Pisapia, John, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2008 | |
| Date Issued: | 2008 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 124 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship of Social Cognitive Career Theory, student engagement, and academic outcomes of community college students emolled in developmental courses over one academic year. Through the combined use of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) and Student Engagement Theory, the researcher seeks to determine whether there are significant relationships between non-academic factors and academic success. An online version of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement in combination with a SCCT instrument was completed by 936 students. The collection of data involved a web based database program. An analysis of the data included descriptive and correlational methods to examine these relationships. The results of the study revealed that neither SCCT, nor engagement factors contributed to the students' grade point average (GPA) and persistence. Additionally, when moderated by contextual factors, SCCT and Engagement demonstrated no influence on students' final GPA and persistence during the period of study. The data provided no evidence for an academic outcome predictive model involving SCCT, engagement or contextual factors for community college developmental students. | |
| Identifier: | FA00000689 (IID) | |
| Note(s): | Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008. | |
| Subject(s): |
Motivation in education Community colleges--United States--Evaluation Learning, Psychology of Education, Higher--Social aspects--Evaluation |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000689 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | All rights reserved by the source institution | |
| Restrictions on Access: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Restrictions on Access: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
