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Running head: FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAM AT USC 1
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE
PROGRAM FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
USING AN INNOVATION GAP ANALYSIS MODEL
by
Thomas Patrick Studdert
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2013
Copyright 2013 Thomas Patrick Studdert
Object Description
| Title | The development of a comprehensive first-year experience program for the University of Southern California: Using an innovation GAP analysis model |
| Author | Studdert, Thomas Patrick |
| Author email | studdert@usc.edu;studdert@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2013-02-11 |
| Date submitted | 2013-04-03 |
| Date approved | 2013-04-03 |
| Restricted until | 2013-04-03 |
| Date published | 2013-04-03 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Yates, Kenneth A. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Rueda, Robert Suite, Denzil J. |
| Abstract | Using an innovation adaptation of the gap analysis approach of Richard Clark and Fred Estes, the collegiate First-Year Experience (FYE) consisting of comprehensive and intentional curricular and co-curricular initiatives was examined. Conceptualization and operationalization of the goal for a FYE program was based on 3 student development theories centering on student departure decisions, including Vincent Tinto’s student integration model, Alexander Astin’s input-environment-output model, and John Bean’s student attrition model. The purpose of this study was to examine how faculty members in the University of Southern California’s Dornsife College can best implement a comprehensive FYE program. Using mixed methods, faculty members were asked to prioritize the critical elements of an FYE program and rate their knowledge and skills, motivation, and organizational needs to create a program. Using descriptive and correlational statistics, the survey results, along with interview coding, indicated that faculty perceived that they lacked knowledge and organizational support in the creation of the individual FYE elements and a comprehensive program. The results led to an analysis of the largest gaps for each construct, which were then specifically addressed for recommended solutions. This study begins to aid in understanding the complex issues of collegiate 1st-year students’ success and how faculty members can help bridge the gap. |
| Keyword | first-year experience; retention; transition; student; college; university |
| 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 | Studdert, Thomas Patrick |
| Physical access | 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@dots.usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume7/etd-StuddertTh-1505.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | Running head: FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAM AT USC 1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAM FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: USING AN INNOVATION GAP ANALYSIS MODEL by Thomas Patrick Studdert A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2013 Copyright 2013 Thomas Patrick Studdert |
