The Impact of On-campus Student Growth on First-year Student Engagement and Success |
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Authors: | Steven M LaNasa Elizabeth Olson and Natalie Alleman |
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Institution: | (1) School of Education, University of Missouri—Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA;(2) Institutional Research, University of Missouri—Kansas City, Kansas City, USA |
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Abstract: | During the past two decades institutions of all types have sought to expand and enhance residential facilities. Institutional
focus on scale, configuration, amenities, and academic integration has sought to leverage prior research documenting the multiple
and often positive impacts of on-campus residence. Although institutional size has been documented to differentially impact
student engagement Kezar, A. J. (2006). NASPA Journal 43(1): 87–114], few studies, however, have directly explored the effect of residential expansion on student engagement. This
study, based on a sample of 731 first-time freshmen explores NSSE results before and after the opening of a residential facility
that doubled on-campus living at a single, metropolitan institution. Results indicate limited positive differences after opening,
and suggest that structure, in the form of size, does not, in and of itself, contribute significantly to shifting engagement.
Additionally, these results suggest an alternative method for using NSSE data in institutional analyses. |
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Keywords: | student engagement campus size first-year students NSSE campus residence |
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