Publication Date

2024

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Duffrin, Melani

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

School of Health Studies

Abstract

Poor retention rates can be an indicator of systematic problems within a university’s culture of academic affairs and administration. Improving student retention rates requires an understanding of why students are not returning to campus. This research aimed to develop and implement a survey analyzing students' sensory comfort, relevance, reaction to their area of study, sense of belonging, and self-efficacy within a College of Health and Human Sciences. A descriptive research design was utilized for this study to obtain information on the study population to survey participants' overall attitudes towards their experience in a program of study in a college of health and human sciences at an emerging research state university located in the Midwestern region of the United States. Overall, Sensory comfort received the lowest scores across all programs. Relevance received moderate to high scores across the programs. Sense of belonging received moderate scores overall. Reaction received the highest scores across all constructs. Self-efficacy received relatively high scores across the programs. The survey results indicate that participants had a range of attitudes towards their experiences. This suggests that there are areas of strength that should be celebrated and built upon, as well as opportunities for growth and improvement that need to be addressed.

Extent

133 pages

Language

en

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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In Copyright

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