ERIC Number: EJ1143866
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1470-3297
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Persistence in Higher Education through Student-Faculty Interactions in the Classroom of a Commuter Institution
Dwyer, Tomás
Innovations in Education and Teaching International, v54 n4 p325-334 2017
Student-faculty interactions are a component of social integration, a key concept in Tinto's theory of student persistence which has received empirical support. However, the influence of social integration for commuting students has been questioned. Furthermore, student-faculty interactions in the classroom are under-researched and arguably undervalued as an influence on persistence. A questionnaire (n = 248), focus groups and interviews with students including those who withdrew from higher education outline the nature of student-faculty interactions and their influence on persistence. The research supports a theoretical focus on the classroom indicating student-faculty interactions including via active teaching could reap persistence and academic benefits.
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Teacher Student Relationship, College Students, College Faculty, Commuter Colleges, Questionnaires, Focus Groups, Social Integration, Mixed Methods Research, Foreign Countries, Teacher Influence, Semi Structured Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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