The relationship between participation in extracurricular organizations and the academic performance and retention of college freshman

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dc.contributor.authorBoling, Bruceen
dc.contributor.committeechairCross, Lawrence H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHutchins, David E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFortune, Jimmie C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBickley, Patriciaen
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Researchen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:10:57Zen
dc.date.adate2006-05-11en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:10:57Zen
dc.date.issued1996-12-07en
dc.date.rdate2006-05-11en
dc.date.sdate2006-05-11en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate differences in academic performance and persistence among freshman participating in fraternities, corps of cadets, and athletics in comparison to matched samples of non-members. The study showed that, on average, students were adversely affected by participation in athletics and fraternities when sex, race, college, major, and academic ability were controlled. There was no evidence to conclude that participation in these organizations had any consistent effect on persistence.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentvii, 89 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05112006-154830en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05112006-154830/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/37778en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1996.B655.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 37231133en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectextra curricular activitiesen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1996.B655en
dc.titleThe relationship between participation in extracurricular organizations and the academic performance and retention of college freshmanen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Researchen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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