Effects of Student’s Exposure to
Full-time/Part-time Faculty on the First-year Retention Rate


Paper Presented at the
2003 Mid-Western Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
October 15-18, 2003
Columbus, Ohio

Summary

Introduction

Introduction

Study Focus

Literature Review

Literature Review

Literature Review

Literature Review

Table 1
First Year Retention by Institution Type and Program Type

Literature Review

Literature Review

Table 2
Full-time and Part-time Instructional Faculty: Fall 1992 and Fall 1998

Literature Review

Research Questions

Methodology

Table 3
Students in Cohort Group, 1999-2002

Methodology

Methodology

Methodology

Data Analysis and Results

Data Analysis and Results

Table 4
Exposure of First-time Freshmen to Full-time Faculty in First (Fall) Semester (in Number)

Data Analysis and Results

Table 5
Fall to Spring Semester Retention Rate

Data Analysis and Results

Table 6
Fall Cohort Retention Rates by Faculty Status of Fall Courses (in Percentage)

Data Analysis and Results

Data Analysis and Results

Table 7a
Exposure of First-time Freshmen to Full &
Part-time Faculty in the First Semester and
Fall to Spring Retention

Table 7b
Relationship Between Faculty Status and Fall-to-Spring Retention –
Pearson Correlation

Data Analysis and Results

Table 8
Fall to Fall Semester Retention Rate

Data Analysis and Results

Table 9
Average (Fall & Spring) Exposure of First-time Freshmen to Full-time Faculty

Table 10
Fall Cohort Retention Rates by Faculty Status of Courses (in Percentage)

Data Analysis and Results

Table 11a
Fall to Fall Cohort Retention Rates by Faculty Status of Courses (%)

Table 11b
Relationship Between Faculty Status and Fall-to-Fall Retention –
Pearson Correlation

Data Analysis and Results

Data Analysis and Results

Future Areas of Research

Future Areas of Research

Future Areas of Research