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Degree

Master of Arts (MA), Wright State University, Educational Leadership, 2004.

Abstract

This study examined the importance first-year students enrolled in University College (UVC) classes at Wright State University assigned to factors considered by scholars to influence student retention. Espinoza expected to find significant differences in the importance that African-American and Caucasian students assign to those factors, as well as to identify potential attrition rate in the two groups. The analysis of the data confirmed that the two groups assign different degrees of importance to certain factors, and consistent with research literature, the potential attrition rate for African-American students (10.03%) was slightly higher than that for Caucasian students (9.8%).

Subject Headings

Education, Higher

Keywords

Retention of African-American Students.

Advisor

Charles W. Ryan

Pages

102p.

Document number: wright1116613066
Permalink: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1116613066

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