ERIC Number: EJ1240734
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Feb
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-5629
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Direct Effects of High-Impact Practices on the Success of Business Majors in Large, Mostly Nonresidential Public Universities
Roldan, Malu; Kothari, Tanvi; Dunn-Jensen, Linda M.
Journal of Management Education, v44 n1 p39-65 Feb 2020
High-impact practices (HIPs) have been shown to be effective in helping first-year students successfully transition into college. However, since most of the research on HIPs has been done in small liberal arts settings, little is known about the efficacy and implementation practices of HIPs in large, public, primarily nonresidential institutions, or business schools within these institutions. This article seeks to address this need. Our study suggests that a comparison among students involved in HIPs versus those who forgo the experiences shows significant differences in impact, particularly on degree completion. However, further analysis shows that the gains were primarily achieved among students who were not members of underrepresented minority (URM) groups. As institutions face pressure from key constituents to improve graduation rates while reducing achievement gaps, it is becoming increasingly important for administrators and faculty to assess which approaches are most likely to achieve both these aims, particularly as scaling HIPs to larger settings is expensive and fraught with difficulties. This study reports on the effectiveness of HIPs for supporting the success of both URM and non-URM students and makes recommendations for building student success programs that ensure the success of all students, especially in large, diverse higher education institutions.
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Commuter Colleges, Public Colleges, School Size, Business Schools, Academic Persistence, Program Effectiveness, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, Achievement Gap, Graduation Rate, First Generation College Students, Nontraditional Students, College Freshmen, Communities of Practice, First Year Seminars, Grade Point Average, Student Participation
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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