The Struggle to Succeed: Factors Associated with the Persistence of Part-Time Adult Students Seeking a Master's Degree

Autor/inn/en	Cohen, Marian A. O.; Greenberg, Scott
Titel	The Struggle to Succeed: Factors Associated with the Persistence of Part-Time Adult Students Seeking a Master's Degree
Quelle	In: Continuing Higher Education Review, 75 (2011), S.101-112 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0893-0384
Schlagwörter	Academic Persistence; Adult Students; Educational Experience; Graduate Students; Correlation; Part Time Students; College Preparation; Social Support Groups; Family Relationship; Physical Health; Mental Health; Educational Attainment; Social Capital; Cultural Capital; Role; Student Attrition; Masters Degrees + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Bildungserfahrung; Graduate Study; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Korrelation; Part-time students; Teilzeitstudent; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Gesundheitszustand; Psychohygiene; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Sozialkapital; Rollen; Schülerbeurlaubung
Abstract	Studies of student persistence at the undergraduate level are numerous and well known to those in the field, but at the graduate level, they are far more limited. The latter generally focus on doctoral candidates or those enrolled in professional programs. Master's-degree candidates, especially those who pursue a degree on a part-time basis at a public institution have not received particular attention. This study looked at specific institutional and external factors that might contribute to persistence among part-time master's-level students at a public institution. Independent variables included educational experiences; academic preparedness and support; family and social support and responsibilities; economic and career considerations; physical and mental health; and social and cultural capital. While the authors found that some institutional factors played a role in student persistence, it was primarily factors external to the institution that determined persistence-attrition outcomes within their population. (Contains 4 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10