Institutional Characteristics and College Student Dropout Risks: A Multilevel Event History Analysis

Autor/in	Chen, Rong
Titel	Institutional Characteristics and College Student Dropout Risks: A Multilevel Event History Analysis
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 53 (2012) 5, S.487-505 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-011-9241-4
Schlagwörter	Colleges; Institutional Characteristics; College Students; Dropouts; Risk; Academic Persistence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Collegestudent; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Risiko
Abstract	In the past two decades, although access to higher education for American students has improved, student persistence in 4-year institutions is far from assured. There have been a number of research studies on student persistence/dropout in higher education, but most have focused on the characteristics and behavior of students as illustrated by the "student-centered research tradition". This study focuses on what institutional characteristics contribute to conditions that reduce student dropout risks. By analyzing longitudinal and hierarchical data, this research proposes and tests a multilevel event history model that identifies the major institutional attributes related to student dropout risk in a longitudinal process. Evidence indicates that institutional expenditure on student services is negatively associated with student dropout behavior. Implications of the results for institutional practices and future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10