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Persistence Redefined: Why Men Stay

Coffman, Karie A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1483984786449362

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2016, Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Education, Cleveland State University, College of Education and Human Services.
The research addressed factors affecting degree completion for adult male students. This qualitative case study explored factors that contributed to the persistence of undergraduate adult male students and their perception of their role within the campus community. The research considered: 1) how adult male undergraduate students described their ability to persist until degree completion; 2) what factors contributed to persistence; 3) what types of social interactions enabled participants to persist; and 4) how adult male undergraduate students described their relationship to the campus community. Data were collected through interviews with nine nontraditional male graduates who earned a baccalaureate degree within the last five years. The findings of this study showed that adult male students persisted by demonstrating grit. The campus community was about what they could contribute and the support they needed to graduate. The significance of this study demonstrated the need to consider the role of institutional resources in supporting mutual engagement and degree completion for adult male students.
Catherine Monaghan, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Marius Boboc, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Brian Harper, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Johnathan Messemer, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Peter Meiksins, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
211 p.
Education; Higher Education
higher education; adult male students; nontraditional students; student persistence; grit; interactions; campus engagement

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  • Coffman, K. A. (2016). Persistence Redefined: Why Men Stay [Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1483984786449362

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Coffman, Karie. Persistence Redefined: Why Men Stay. 2016. Cleveland State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1483984786449362.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Coffman, Karie. "Persistence Redefined: Why Men Stay." Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1483984786449362

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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