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Title: What Are They Thinking? Students' Affective Reasoning and Attitudes about Course Withdrawal
Language: English
Authors: Wheland, Ethel R., Butler, Kevin A., Qammar, Helen, Katz, Karyn Bobkoff, Harris, Rose
Source: NACADA Journal. Fall 2012 32(2):17-25.
Availability: National Academic Advising Association. NACADA Executive Office, Kansas State University, 2323 Anderson Avenue Suite 225, Manhattan, KS 66502-2912. Tel: 785-532-5717; Fax: 785-532-7732; e-mail: nacada@ksu.edu; Web site: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2012
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Withdrawal (Education), Decision Making, Intellectual Development, Mixed Methods Research, Intervention, Academic Achievement, College Students, Higher Education, Surveys, Interviews, Student Attitudes
Geographic Terms: Ohio
ISSN: 0271-9517
Abstract: In this mixed-methods study we identify situations that impact students' decisions to withdraw from a course and examine their affective reasoning and attitudes toward course withdrawal. Exploring students' decision-making processes through the lens of self-authorship, we show that students frequently seek information from people with whom they have a personal rather than academic relationship, make decisions with little awareness of academic consequences, and often experience a feeling of dissonance when withdrawing from courses, even describing themselves as "quitters." Our results lead to recommendations that can assist academic advisors in developing meaningful interventions that advance students' decision-making abilities and intellectual development. (Contains 2 tables.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 25
Entry Date: 2013
Access URL: https://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Journal/Journal-Index.aspx
Accession Number: EJ993585
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