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Running Head: INTEGRATION AND RETENTION 1
THE IMPACT OF WORK STUDY ON THE INTEGRATION AND RETENTION OF
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
by
Maria Queta Blandizzi
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERISTY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2013
Copyright 2013 Maria Queta Blandizzi
Object Description
| Title | The impact of work study on the integration and retention of undergraduate students at the University of California |
| Author | Blandizzi, Maria Queta |
| Author email | mblandizzi@saonet.ucla.edu;mblandizzi@saonet.ucla.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2013-01-21 |
| Date submitted | 2013-02-04 |
| Date approved | 2013-02-04 |
| Restricted until | 2013-02-04 |
| Date published | 2013-02-04 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Sundt, Melora |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hocevar, Dennis Seplow, Suzanne L. |
| Abstract | Consistent increases to the educational costs to attend the University of California are the current climate students and families find themselves grappling with. The federal work study program is one program employed to support students and their families in financing the cost of education. In an effort to further enhance the professional literature on the relationship of work on the retention, academic and social integration of undergraduate students at multiple campuses within a highly selective state system, the purpose of this study is to ascertain to what degree work- study positions influences academic and social integration, 4-year graduation rates for work study students, and quantitatively describe work study students satisfaction with their experience at the University of California. ❧ In 1975 Astin published research that found that work study programs could increase student persistence by 15%. He reported that these opportunities provide students with money, experience in the field, and, perhaps most important, networking capabilities for future employment and research possibilities. Is this finding applicable to today’s undergraduate student at the University of California? And in light of the theoretical foundations published by Tinto on the importance of academic and social integration on a student’s persistence towards degree completion, is there a difference between the integration of work study students and students not in work study positions into the campus community? ❧ The secondary analysis in this study is comparative research and compares the persistence and experience of two groups: students who hold word study positions while enrolled (Group A) and student who do not have work study positions while enrolled (Group B). This act of comparing these two groups identifies if there is a positive or negative effect on students who hold work study positions on their time to degree, their academic and social engagement and satisfaction with their experience at the University of California. ❧ The data revealed the following four findings: first, there is a 5% difference in four-year graduation rates between non work study and work study students; second, work study students are more academically disengaged than non-work study students; third, there is a 8% difference in GPA between the two groups; and finally, there is a 5% difference in perceived value of the education between the two groups. Analysis also showed that there is no statistical difference between the two groups with their overall satisfaction with their college experience. ❧ While these findings are counter to Astin’s seminal work, the researcher must acknowledge that the data analyzed was from a single cohort. A deeper look into the relationships identified in this analysis is needed. If the findings are correct, then the implications for practice are focused solely on the work study program, as opposed to financial aid in general. That said, the findings may be a false indicator of what’s occurring as there may be a stronger variable influencing the relationship (i.e., wealth, incoming GPA). |
| Keyword | academic integration; social integration; retention; undergraduate; work; work study; finanical aid |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Blandizzi, Maria Queta |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume7/etd-BlandizziM-1426.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | Running Head: INTEGRATION AND RETENTION 1 THE IMPACT OF WORK STUDY ON THE INTEGRATION AND RETENTION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA by Maria Queta Blandizzi A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERISTY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2013 Copyright 2013 Maria Queta Blandizzi |
