Exploring the relationship between student engagement factors and entry to postsecondary programs: A secondary analysis

dc.contributor.authorInman, Susan F., 1963-
dc.date.accessioned2009-02-14T01:08:33Z
dc.date.available2009-02-14T01:08:33Z
dc.date.issued2008-09
dc.descriptionxi, 91 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en
dc.description.abstractThis study used the existing database of 1,052 schools contained in the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 to examine the predictors that were related to high school students' enrollment in postsecondary education (PSE). In order to determine which school-related experiences had an impact on the students' enrollment in PSE, a multiple regression analysis was conducted. The results indicate that student attendance rates and "being held back" are significant predictors for predicting postsecondary enrollment across all analyses and for subpopulations disaggregated by race, SES, and gender. Recommendations to encourage student enrollment in postsecondary programs include providing grade level interventions to avoid the detrimental effects of a student repeating a grade, as well as developing programs to increase student engagement levels in the high school setting. Limitations to the study include control strategies for confounding factors. The inclusion of additional control variables, such as parents' level of education, would increase the validity of the findings.en
dc.description.sponsorshipAdviser: David Conleyen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/8522
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of Educational Leadership, Ed. D., 2008;
dc.subjectSecondary educationen
dc.subjectSchool counselingen
dc.subjectNELS:88en
dc.subjectHomeworken
dc.subjectAttendanceen
dc.subjectSocial promotionen
dc.subjectPostsecondaryen
dc.subjectStudent engagementen
dc.subjectEngagementen
dc.titleExploring the relationship between student engagement factors and entry to postsecondary programs: A secondary analysisen
dc.typeThesisen

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