Predicting Postsecondary Enrollment with Secondary Student Engagement Data
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| Title: | Predicting Postsecondary Enrollment with Secondary Student Engagement Data |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Fraysier, Kathleen (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Oct 2020 38(7):882-899. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Postsecondary Education Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Predictor Variables, Enrollment, Postsecondary Education, Secondary School Students, Learner Engagement, Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment, Hierarchical Linear Modeling |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0734282920903168 |
| ISSN: | 0734-2829 |
| Abstract: | As the economic landscape changes, a college degree has become increasingly necessary for securing employment in an information-based society. Student engagement is an important factor in predicting and preventing high school dropout, and improving student outcomes. Although the relationship between secondary school engagement and high school completion is well supported in existing research, the relationship between secondary school engagement and postsecondary enrollment and persistence is unclear. In this study, we examined whether students' engagement in high school predicts postsecondary matriculation and persistence in the first year after accounting for demographic and school-level variables. Results indicated secondary student engagement does predict postsecondary enrollment and persistence beyond academic and behavioral variables. Consistent with research among secondary students, the Future Goals and Aspirations Scale of the Student Engagement Instrument was the strongest engagement predictor. Results have implications for early warning systems and college retention efforts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1291016 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | As the economic landscape changes, a college degree has become increasingly necessary for securing employment in an information-based society. Student engagement is an important factor in predicting and preventing high school dropout, and improving student outcomes. Although the relationship between secondary school engagement and high school completion is well supported in existing research, the relationship between secondary school engagement and postsecondary enrollment and persistence is unclear. In this study, we examined whether students' engagement in high school predicts postsecondary matriculation and persistence in the first year after accounting for demographic and school-level variables. Results indicated secondary student engagement does predict postsecondary enrollment and persistence beyond academic and behavioral variables. Consistent with research among secondary students, the Future Goals and Aspirations Scale of the Student Engagement Instrument was the strongest engagement predictor. Results have implications for early warning systems and college retention efforts. |
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| ISSN: | 0734-2829 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0734282920903168 |
