The Fulfillment of Expectations for College and Student Departure Decisions

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Helland ◽  
Hilary J. Stallings ◽  
John M. Braxton
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Student Persistence ◽  
Institutional Commitment ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Integration Path ◽  
Student Departure ◽  
College Expectations ◽  
Departure Decisions ◽  
The University

Following the recommendations of Braxton, Sullivan, and Johnson, (1997) to seek explanations for social integration, this study addresses how the fulfillment of college expectations affects social integration. Path analysis is used to examine the effects of having academic and social expectations met on social integration; the effect of social integration on a student's subsequent level of commitment to his/her college or university; and finally the effect of subsequent institutional commitment on the likelihood of student persistence in college. Results from the analyses indicate the fulfillment of students' social expectations for college positively affects both social integration and subsequent institutional commitment. The greater the degree of these, the more likely students will re-enroll in the university.

Effect of Personalized Instructor–Student E-mail and Text Messages on Online Students’ Perceived Course Quality, Social Integration With Faculty, and Institutional Commitment

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe R. Putulowski ◽  
Robert G. Crosby
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Institutional Commitment ◽  
Online Students ◽  
Attrition Rates ◽  
Course Quality ◽  
Christian University ◽  
Traditional Institutions ◽  
E Mail

Social isolation among online college students may be a key contributor to the higher attrition rates reported by online universities relative to traditional institutions. This experiment investigated the effects of instructor–student communication on online students’ self-reported social integration with faculty, institutional commitment, and perceived course quality. Participants were 242 students (26% men, 74% women) age 18 to 60 years ( M = 30.00, SD = 9.26) attending a midsized private Christian university in Southern California. Participants received varying frequencies (never, once, and weekly) and types (none, e-mail, and text) of personalized instructor–student messages. Students who received weekly messages rated their courses more highly after 4 weeks, but this effect later disappeared. There was no effect on social integration with faculty or institutional commitment. Results provide some support for consistent instructor–student communication but discourage a formulaic approach to combating student isolation and attrition.

scholarly journals PENGARUH WORK LIFE BALANCE DAN KETERIKATAN PEGAWAI TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI FAKULTAS ILMU SOSIAL DAN ILMU POLITIK UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Maya Sarikit
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Political Sciences ◽  
The University

The objective of the research is to obtain information about the influence of work life balance and employee engagementon employees job performance onFaculty of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Indonesia .The research was conducted to all of employees onFaculty of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Indonesia by using a survey method with path analysis applied in testing hypothesis. The number 67 employees as sample was selected by using Slovin formula. The result of the study reveals that: (1) there is direct effect of work life balance on job performance. (2) there isdirect effect of employee engagement on job performance. (3) there is direct effect of work life balance on employee engagement. Therefore to enhance employee’s job performance can be carried out by work life balance, and employee engagement.

Research and Output Management in Digital Era

2013 ◽  
pp. 231-241
Author(s):  
M. B. M. Sekhwela
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Institutional Commitment ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Digital Scholarship ◽  
Resource Poor ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University ◽  
Research Centres

The institutional commitment to research that was hitherto left to individual researchers and few research centres came with the University Strategy, ‘Shape Our Future’. The Strategy, with clear mission and vision of research excellence, provided support for the development of a policy framework, subsequent research, output management infrastructure, and associated processes. This paper has reviewed these developments and emerging challenges posed by resource intensive paper based processes that need to be addressed inline with increasing aspirations for digital scholarship. Efforts to address these challenges are largely to reduce intensity of resource use inline with digital scholarship aspirations that embrace information and communication technology (ICT). However, the dynamism of developments and innovations in ICTs are characterized by high frequency of system obsolesce that could be costly to emerging resource poor Universities, particularly proprietary systems. This leads to the need of embracing the use of open source ware by investing in human resource development for capacity building and sustenance of digital scholarship.

Research and Output Management in Digital Era

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-60
Author(s):  
M. B. M. Sekhwela
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Institutional Commitment ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Digital Scholarship ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University ◽  
Research Centres

The institutional commitment to research that was hitherto left to individual researchers and few research centres came with the University Strategy, ‘Shape Our Future’. The Strategy, with clear mission and vision of research excellence, provided support for the development of a policy framework, subsequent research, output management infrastructure, and associated processes. This paper has reviewed these developments and emerging challenges posed by resource intensive paper based processes that need to be addressed inline with increasing aspirations for digital scholarship. Efforts to address these challenges are largely to reduce intensity of resource use inline with digital scholarship aspirations that embrace information and communication technology (ICT). However, the dynamism of developments and innovations in ICTs are characterized by high frequency of system obsolesce that could be costly to emerging resource poor Universities, particularly proprietary systems. This leads to the need of embracing the use of open source ware by investing in human resource development for capacity building and sustenance of digital scholarship.

Social Isolation and Loneliness in Old Age

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clemens Tesch-Roemer ◽  
Oliver Huxhold
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Socially Isolated ◽  
Aging Persons

Social isolation refers to the objective lack of social integration. Loneliness, in contrast, refers to the perceived lack of social integration. Loneliness has serious consequences for the well-being of aging persons. Individuals who feel lonely tend to have poorer health, less autonomy, and lower subjective well-being than individuals who do not feel lonely. Lonely individuals even tend to become more socially isolated over time. While prevalence rates of social isolation increase with advancing age, only a minority of older people suffer from severe loneliness, however. Hence, loneliness is not necessarily a consequence of growing old, but rather, depends on specific risk factors (e.g., social needs, social expectations, resources, and competencies). Interventions therefore should be focused on these risk factors (unfulfilled social needs, unmet social perceptions, and lack of resources and competencies).

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