The Effects of Part-Time Faculty on First Semester Freshmen Retention: A Predictive Model Using Logistic Regression.

logistic regression;retention;part-time faculty

Hinz, Derik Michael ; Dr. Audrey Jaeger, Committee Chair,Dr. Louis Hunt Jr., Committee Member,Dr. Amy Caison, Committee Member,Dr. Duane Akroyd, Committee Member,Hinz, Derik Michael ; Dr. Audrey Jaeger ; Committee Chair ; Dr. Louis Hunt Jr. ; Committee Member ; Dr. Amy Caison ; Committee Member ; Dr. Duane Akroyd ; Committee Member

University:North Carolina State University

关键词: logistic regression;    retention;    part-time faculty;   

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【 摘 要 】

This study used data from five years of first-semester entering freshmen cohorts (1999-2003) from North Carolina State University to assess the effects of exposure to part-time faculty upon student retention.A logistic regression model containing high school gpa, total first year hours attempted, gender, SAT verbal score, SAT math score, and percent faculty exposure was found to be a significant (p<.0001) predictor of second year retention.While the percentage to which first-year students were exposed to part-time faculty instruction was significant (p<0.0253) in predicting retention, it had no real impact upon the odds ratio (0.996) of being retained.