dc.contributor.advisor | Heddy, Benjamin | |
dc.contributor.author | Ross, Kelly | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-06T18:01:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-06T18:01:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-05-14 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11244/330239 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this quantitative research was to understand how students at a regional university with a high population of first-generation students experience a sense of belonging and its relationship to intent to persist in their first year of college, as well as potential impacts the COVID-19 pandemic had on their experiences. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The research questions were: 1) To what extent does sense of belonging predict intent to persist?; 2) What is the relationship between generational status and sense of belonging and intent to persist, specifically: a) to what extent does generational status predict sense of belonging? and b) does sense of belonging mediate the relationship between generational status and intent to persist?; 3) Do any of the COVID-19 variables predict sense of belonging and intent to persist?; and 4) Is there a difference in first-generation and non-first-generation students’ responses to the COVID-19 variables? Results indicated sense of belonging is a significant predictor of intent to persist, although there were no statistically significant differences based on generational status. Other significant findings include a statistically significant higher sense of belonging among full-time students in comparison to part-time students. The COVID-19 variables demonstrated a predictive relationship to sense of belonging and intent to persist. Interestingly, first-generation students reported higher perceptions of institutional support than their non-first-generation peers. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, as well as limitations and directions for future research. | en_US |
dc.language | en_US | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Sense of Belonging | en_US |
dc.subject | First-Year College Students | en_US |
dc.subject | Academic Motivation | en_US |
dc.subject | First-Generation College Students | en_US |
dc.title | Belonging and Intent to Persist in First-Year First-Generation College Students | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Hong, Ji | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Crowson, Howard | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Campbell, Nicole | |
dc.date.manuscript | 2021-04-26 | |
dc.thesis.degree | Ph.D. | en_US |
ou.group | Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Educational Psychology | en_US |
shareok.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7423-6484 | en_US |
shareok.nativefileaccess | restricted | en_US |