Community Is Key: Estimating the Impact of Living Learning Communities on College Retention and GPA

Autor/in	Caviglia-Harris, Jill L.
Titel	Community Is Key: Estimating the Impact of Living Learning Communities on College Retention and GPA
Quelle	In: Education Economics, 30 (2022) 2, S.173-190 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-5292
DOI	10.1080/09645292.2021.1958167
Schlagwörter	Academic Persistence; Grade Point Average; School Holding Power; Living Learning Centers; Communities of Practice; Attribution Theory; Undergraduate Students; Correlation; Educational Benefits + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Korrelation; Bildungsertrag
Abstract	The retention of students is a challenge faced by many universities in countries where participation rates are high. Living learning communities (LLCs) have been adopted by college administrators to increase retention, even though evidence of their effectiveness is largely anecdotal. This paper uses propensity score matching to address selection bias and identify the causal effect of an LLC program on GPA and retention. Survival analysis (of the matched sample) is used to estimate retention over time. Results suggest that the LLC program has a positive and lasting effect on retention and a positive impact on GPA in the earlier college years. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01