Factors Contributing to Student Satisfaction and Academic Experience: A Rural Community College Correlational Study

Autor/in	Mallett, Ashley
Titel	Factors Contributing to Student Satisfaction and Academic Experience: A Rural Community College Correlational Study
Quelle	(2018), (164 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit PHD/HEA Dissertation, University of Phoenix
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-3557-8768-9
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Two Year College Students; Community Colleges; Student Satisfaction; Student Experience; Correlation; Statistical Analysis; Rural Schools; Undergraduate Students; Predictor Variables; Student Characteristics; Academic Advising; Classroom Environment; College Programs; Courses; Delivery Systems; College Faculty; Teacher Student Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Community college; Community College; Studienerfahrung; Korrelation; Statistische Analyse; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Prädiktor; Akademischer Rat; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Studienprogramm; Kursangebot; Auslieferung; Fakultät; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	Student satisfaction at higher education institutions involves multiple contributing factors, including the educational learning environment, but evidence has primarily focused on 4-year universities, not 2-year community colleges. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to assess the factors contributing to student satisfaction and academic experiences at a rural community college in the western United States. A sample size of 140, drawn from the population of 2,500 undergraduate students, was used to determine if a correlational relationship existed between the criterion variable of student satisfaction and seven predictor variables: (a) student demographics, (b) academic advising experience, (c) traditional classroom environment, (d) academic programs offered, (e) course availability, (f) faculty course delivery, and (g) faculty interaction. Reliability and validity of the developed survey tool was tested through Cronbach's Alpha (alpha). Results from a Spearman's Rho (r[subscript s]) correlation analysis determined that no statistically significant relationship existed between student satisfaction and student demographics, accepting the null hypothesis associated with the research question. Remaining results from Spearman's Rho (r[subscript s]) correlation analysis determined a statistically significant relationship between the criterion variable of student satisfaction and the remaining six predictor variables, rejecting the null hypotheses associated with the research questions. Future efforts of rural community college administrators looking to increase student satisfaction through academic experiences among the student population may consult published research for support. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01