Time, Talent, and Treasure: A Study of Community College Scholarship Recipients Transitioning to Alumni Advocates

Autor/in	Ferguson, Douglas J.
Titel	Time, Talent, and Treasure: A Study of Community College Scholarship Recipients Transitioning to Alumni Advocates
Quelle	(2022), (152 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Widener University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-4387-2413-1
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Community Colleges; Talent; Scholarships; Alumni; Correlation; Undergraduate Students; Volunteers; Suburbs; Private Financial Support; Higher Education; College Applicants; Student Attitudes; Futures (of Society); Comparative Analysis; COVID-19; Pandemics; Intention; Advocacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Community college; Community College; Begabung; Hochbegabung; Scholarship; Stipendium; Korrelation; Freiwilliger; Einzugsbereich; Private Investition; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; College applications; Studienbewerber; Schülerverhalten; Future; Society; Zukunft; Sozialanwaltschaft
Abstract	This research study investigated the relationship between receiving an undergraduate scholarship and students' intended future contributions of volunteer time, professional talents, and financial treasure to a suburban community college after graduation. Kopecek and Kubik (1982) explained that "all colleges have alumni, but few community colleges adequately benefit from the ongoing involvement of their former students" (p. 75). Alumni commodities of volunteerism and charitable giving are essential for higher education institutional growth. The primary way for community colleges to secure these resources is to form a lifelong relationship between undergraduates and alma mater during their time on campus. This study used quantitative research methods to investigate the relationship between scholarship receipt and potential alumni contributions. An online, close-ended survey was created and distributed to over 1,900 undergraduate scholarship applicants over three weeks in September 2021; 237 students completed surveys. Using descriptive statistics, crosstab tables, and chi-square association tests, the results showed no statistically significant relationship between scholarship receipt and intended future contributions of volunteer time, professional talent, or financial treasure for traditional-aged students (25 years or younger).Analyses identified a statistically significant relationship between scholarship receipt and intended future contributions of volunteer time and financial treasure, but not professional talent, for non-traditional-aged students (26 years and older). One research recommendation would have been to conduct two separate studies, one for Academic Year'20 applicants and the other for Academic Year'21 applicants. It would have been interesting to compare the two years, primarily to determine the effect of the emerging COVID-19 pandemic among the two cohorts. For AY'20 applicants, their lives underwent dramatic changes daily. In AY'21, the pandemic was still a significant issue, but certain aspects of daily life had begun to return to a sense of new normal. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01