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A Predictive Model for Student Success and Recommendations to Enhance Equity and Improve Training of Agricultural and Life Sciences Professionals
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A Predictive Model for Student Success and Recommendations to Enhance Equity and Improve Training of Agricultural and Life Sciences Professionals

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20260202105631
ISBN  
9798297622562
DDC  
378.198
저자명  
Opoku Gakpo, Joseph.
서명/저자  
A Predictive Model for Student Success and Recommendations to Enhance Equity and Improve Training of Agricultural and Life Sciences Professionals
발행사항  
[Sl] : North Carolina State University, 2025
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
형태사항  
198 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-04, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Dole, John;McKee, Katherine.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--North Carolina State University, 2025.
초록/해제  
요약Graduation rates from four-year colleges in the United States within six years of enrollment have consistently remained low, typically ranging from 50% to 80%. Failure to graduate from college has wide-ranging implications, affecting not only the students themselves but also their families, society as a whole, the institutions they attended, and the broader U.S. economy. Non-graduating students face difficulties securing high-paying jobs. The money invested in their education is lost, and the economy suffers from a shortage of skilled professionals. College graduation rates are influenced by a combination of pre-college and during college factors which vary significantly across institutions, reflecting the unique characteristics and circumstances of each student. This study analyzed admission and graduation data of all 3,193 students of North Carolina State University's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) admitted between 2013/14 and 2016/17 academic years, to ascertain success predictors and barriers to graduation. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to establish associations between receipt of financial aid, pre-enrollment credits, and percentage of distance education courses taken, on the one hand, and graduation rates on the other hand. Additionally, classification and regression tree (CART) analysis was used to identify the courses most frequently taken by students who graduated and those who did not. This study analyzed already existing admission and graduation data without interfering with the information generation process. An extensive review of literature of studies with similar objectives was also conducted to generate recommendations. The results show the more semesters a student received financial aid, the lower their odds of graduating. Also, the more external credit a student had, the lower their odds of graduating. However, each unit increase in the percentage of distance education courses taken increased the odds of graduating. Additionally, the more AP credit a student had accumulated in high school, the higher the odds of graduating from CALS. Although the data is not a representative sample of all students in CALS across all years, especially due to the changes experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the researchers see evidence that these factors influence students' likelihood of graduation. The researchers recommend the expansion of access to AP courses to better prepare more students for college. Institutions of higher learning could also introduce more online distance education courses for the benefit of students. Additionally, there could be enhanced sensitization on course transfer policies, so transfer students could apply enough pre-CALS credits towards four-year degree completions. Finally, financial aid amounts need to be increased if their intended objective of helping alleviate students' financial needs to enhance college entry and graduation outcomes, can be achieved. The researchers also recommend future phenomenological studies to gain a more in-depth understanding of students' experiences at CALS and how that influenced their graduation.
일반주제명  
College students
일반주제명  
Access to education
일반주제명  
Government grants
일반주제명  
Socioeconomic factors
일반주제명  
Student loans
일반주제명  
Graduation rate
일반주제명  
Student retention
일반주제명  
Distance learning
일반주제명  
Student financial aid
일반주제명  
Community colleges
일반주제명  
Agricultural engineering
키워드  
COVID-19
키워드  
Skilled professionals
기타저자  
North Carolina State University.
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-04B.
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