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Tiêu đề
High-Impact Practices and Sophomore Retention: Examining the Effects of Selection Bias
Tác giả
Provencher A.; Kassel R.
Năm xuất bản
2019
Source title
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice
Số trích dẫn
19
DOI
10.1177/1521025117697728
Liên kết
Tóm tắt
Institutions of higher education increasingly have adopted high-impact practices (HIPs) as a means to increase student retention and engagement. Yet, the growth and assessment of these practices have primarily focused on a student’s first and final years, which can contribute to a second-year slump. Administrative data from a small, 4-year liberal arts college are analyzed to investigate when students participate in HIPs and whether this timing affects first and second year retention decisions. Propensity score matching is used to control for selection in which students participate in HIPs. Consistent with previous research, results suggest that HIP participation is a significant predictor of both first and second year retention, though the effect of HIP participation is overestimated without properly controlling for selection bias. Results suggest that strategic incorporation of HIPs in the second year may improve retention outcomes. © The Author(s) 2017.
Từ khóa
high-impact practices; sophomores; student retention
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SAGE Publications Inc.
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Open Access
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Scopus