What Are They Thinking? Students' Affective Reasoning and Attitudes about Course Withdrawal
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| Title: | What Are They Thinking? Students' Affective Reasoning and Attitudes about Course Withdrawal |
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| 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 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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