The Influence of Institutional Retention Climates on Student Persistence to Degree Completion: A Multilevel Approach

Using multi-institutional data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program’s (CIRP) annual survey of entering freshmen, the Higher Education Research Institute’s (HERI) Faculty Surveys, campus registrars’ offices, and IPEDS data, we evaluated the extent to which peer institutional retention climates and faculty perceived campus climates influenced individual 6-year retention rates. We used hierarchical generalized linear models (HGLM) to examine the extent to which institutional climate (as measured by peer institutional retention climate and faculty perceived climate), net of students’ ability, expectations, and family socioeconomic status, influence students’ persistence behavior. We found that institutional retention climate, as defined by a student body’s aggregated report of withdrawal intentions, did independently determine whether a student would persist or not. While past research has overlooked peer and faculty climates, the results from this work call for the attention of peer institutional retention climates.

Estimating First-Year Student Attrition Rates: An Application of Multilevel Modeling Using Categorical Variables

There have recently been significant theoretical developments in multilevel statistical modeling, and improved software is readily available. This study demonstrates the application of multilevel modeling to one of the most common issues that confront institutional researchers: that of student attrition, where the response variable is typically binary rather than continuous. Comparisons are made with a traditional logistic regression approach. The data pertain to one large university. The techniques illustrated may be extended to the analysis of data sets encompassing many institutions, making meaningful interinstitutional comparisons of performance feasible even when there is hierarchical clustering present in the data.     

美国高校学生事务管理的历史流变

美国高校学生事务管理是一个历经二百余年发展历史的专业化职业.基于前人研究的基础,本文以标志性文件为依据,对美国高校学生事务的发展阶段进行重新划分,同时介绍了诸如招生、住宿、社团活动等学生事务具体领域的历史发展.在此基础上,笔者进一步梳理了"学生事务"概念自身及其理论基础的历史流变,以深入理解和把握美国高校学生事务管理发展的内在逻辑.     

院校研究与中国高等学校的发展

起源于美国的院校研究经历了萌芽阶段、雏形阶段、成型阶段和完善普及化阶段。院校研究因其具有参谋咨询、信息中枢和知识管理的功能而受到各国的重视。在目前我国高等教育走向普及化、国际化的进程中,加强院校研究对我国各高等学校具有更为现实的意义。借鉴国际院校研究的新方法、新成果,我国必须成立全国性的院校研究机构,制定院校研究的基本原则,建立院校研究的平台,确立院校研究的重点。     

高校实行学分制学籍管理制度的探讨

对高等学校改革研究的课题和关注的热点——如何改革学籍管理制度,推行学分制建设进行论述,认为学分制条件下学籍管理改革,对高校学籍管理科学化、规范化具有重要的现实意义。     

高校德育工作模式初探

分析了新时期高校德育工作的一些突出的问题 ,提出了全方位多层次的德育工作方法和工作内容     

新疆高校硕士研究生生源分析

新疆高校研究生扩招后在生源方面出现了一些新变化,主要表现在生源绝对数小、数量增加缓慢、以当地培养的本科生居多数;近两年调剂生数量增幅较大,免试生和跨专业考生人数增加.有关部门应加强调研,有针对性地制定政策和措施,以保证生源的数量和质量跟上扩招形势的变化.     

大学章程:构建和谐高校的制度保障

高校在改革和发展的过程中,滋生了很多不和谐的现象。如果从制度供给的角度来看,大学章程的缺失或“虚位”可以说是高校不和谐的重要根源之一。为此,必须把大学章程建设作为构建和谐高校的重要内容。大学要有独立自主地探索自己教育哲学的意识,强化师生员工照章办事的意识,建立健全大学章程的制定和修改机制,依据章程加强学校制度体系建设,这是加强大学章程建设、保障和谐高校的重要环节。     

大学生参与高校民主管理的实践探析--以上海师范大学学生民主管理委员会为例

大学生参与高校的民主管理是世界高等教育改革与发展的趋势,也是我们党以人为本的教育理念在高等教育中的具体体现,更是提升大学生公民自觉意识、培养大学生现代民主法治观念的有效途径和方法。上海师范大学学生民主管理委员会经过十年的探索与发展,在学生参与高校民主管理方面取得了显著成绩,有效地促进大学生的成长成才。     

关于新建本科院校开展院校研究的思考

院校研究作为高等教育领域新的研究范式,已经引起人们的高度关注.新建本科院校迫切需要开展院校研究,以提升办学水平.在机构设置、研究主体、激励机制及成果展现等方面,新建本科院校还需要进一步探究,使院校研究能够助推学校发展.     

论高校政治辅导员工作职业化

本文对高校政治辅导员工作职业化的必要性进行了分析,并对职业化的概念、内容、实施条件以及职业化过程中的难点等内容进行了初步探讨。     

基于创业教育思想的高校学生管理创新研究

随着知识经济时代的到来,外部环境对人才的需求也发生了变化,因此,学生管理工作思路也亟待调整。文章分析了传统学生管理工作的局限性,并重新界定创业意识导向的学生管理工作的具体内容,并在此基础上提出了具体的实施策略。     

《普通高等学校学生管理规定》探析

2005年3月颁布的《普通高等学校学生管理规定》（以下称新《管理规定》）是教育部的重要规章。本文在比较新《管理规定》与1990年颁布的《普通高等学校学生管理规定》（以下称原《管理规定》）的基础上．对新《管理规定》的必要性和重要意义、新《管理规定》的特点、新《管理规定》的主要精神和新《管理规定》的贯彻和实施等方面进行了阐述。     

Using Institutional Selection Factors to Develop Recruiting Profiles: Marketing Small,Private Colleges and Universities to Prospective Student Athletes

This paper discusses two important concepts—internationalization and the international marketing of higher education—and how they influence international students' choice of Canadian universities. The paper is based on two studies: one on 140 East Asian international graduate students who enrolled at two large Ontario universities in the academic year 2003–2004, and the other on 95 international undergraduate students who enrolled at an Ontario university in academic year 2005–2006. The research findings show that market segmentation determines the applicability of internationalization and/or marketing of higher education. Activities related to the internationalization of education play a critical role in influencing the research-oriented students' choice of a Canadian graduate school. Marketing activities have a direct impact on graduate students' choice in professional programs. “Twinning” or “incountry” programs—a blend of internationalization and international marketing approach—have a strong influence on undergraduate students' choice to come to Canada.     

A Typology of Student Engagement for American Colleges and Universities

The Carnegie classification system has served as a framework for research on colleges and universities for more than 30 years. Today, the systems developers are exploring criteria that more effectively differentiate among institutions. One approach being considered is classifying institutions based on students educational experiences. This study explored whether it is possible to create a typology of institutions based on students experiences. Results indicated that such a typology could be created, and the types were somewhat independent of institutional mission (i.e., Carnegie classification)Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Institutional Research, Boston, MA (May 2004)     

试论"做中学"科学教育的文化境脉与学生身份

"做中学"科学教育以建构主义为价值取向,力图创建以情境理论为基础的文化境脉,建构与文化境脉相联系的、互动的、体现参与的学生身份,并探讨由传统学校教育向实习场和实践共同体转化中如何确立学生身份等问题.     

十年来我国对美国高校学生事务管理研究综述

美国学生事务管理不断吸引着我国学生事务管理领域内外的专家学者对其进行研究和介绍.本文主要对1995年以来我国学者对美国高校学生事务管理研究状况进行综述,内容主要涉及关国高校学生事务的概念、影响美国高校学生事务管理的哲学思想、美国高校学生事务管理的起源、演变和发展、管理模式、特点及其对我国高校学生事务管理的启示等方面.     

对高校学生干部思想政治教育工作的思考

文章从做好高校学生干部思想政治教育的意义入手．探讨如何矫正高校学生干部在思想和行为方面存在着偏差。以防止这种偏差对学生干部自身的成长和整个高校学生群体的正常发育造成的负面影响。新形势下如何开展好高校学生干部思想政治教育工作是值得我们探讨的。     

Examining Crime on Campus: The Influence of Institutional Factors on Reports of Crime at Colleges and Universities

When the Clery Act was passed in 1998, it required institutions of higher education to raise awareness among those in the campus community about the crime prevention programs they offer, as well as disseminate information about crime on campus, in an effort to reduce levels of individual risk. However, scant research investigates the impact that such institutional crime prevention efforts may have had on reports of both violent and property crime on campus. Using two different datasets, this study reveals that campuses with more security measures in place and more men enrolled than women are associated with the highest reports of violent crime. Alternatively, institutions with more security measures implemented and larger proportions of women enrolled have the fewest reports of violent crime on campus. This paper discusses the considerations that should be made when relying on official reports of crime on campus and concludes with implications for future research.