Characteristics of Students Who Enroll in Summer Session

dc.contributor.authorSmith, Kenneth S.en
dc.contributor.committeechairHirt, Joan B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJanosik, Steven M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberChang, Midoen
dc.contributor.committeememberHyer, Patricia B.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:17:56Zen
dc.date.adate2011-11-23en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:17:56Zen
dc.date.issued2011-10-31en
dc.date.rdate2011-11-23en
dc.date.sdate2011-11-04en
dc.description.abstractParticipation in summer session has benefits for students including improved retention and degree completion and increased contact with faculty (Adelman, 2006; DiGregorio, 1998). Just as some characteristics of students limit their access to participate in higher education in general, participation in summer session may also be affected by certain student characteristics. This study used a nationally representative sample to explore how undergraduate students who enroll in summer session may differ from undergraduate students who do not enroll in summer session in a variety of financial, geographic, academic, programmatic and cultural/social/physical characteristics historically associated with access to higher education. Significant differences between summer enrolled and not enrolled students were found in a number of instances. Some characteristics that are negatively associated with enrollment, persistence and attainment in higher education were positively associated with summer enrollment. A regression analysis revealed that the combined predictive value of student characteristics accounts for only a small portion of the overall decision to enroll in the summer term.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-11042011-121953en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11042011-121953/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/29456en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartSmith_KS_D_2011.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectAccessen
dc.subjectSummer Sessionen
dc.subjectSummeren
dc.subjectYear-Round Attendanceen
dc.titleCharacteristics of Students Who Enroll in Summer Sessionen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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