A Recipe for Success: An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study of Factors Impacting the Retention of Midlevel Student Affairs Professionals

A Recipe for Success: An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study of Factors Impacting the Retention of Midlevel Student Affairs Professionals

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Main Author: Walterbusch, Tracey Lynn
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2019
Subjects:
Educational Leadership
Education
Higher Education
Higher Education Administration
Labor Relations
Management
Social Research
Business Administration
retention
midlevel Student Affairs
Student Affairs
midlevel
staff
higher education
higher education staff
intent to leave
Student Affairs retention
mixed methods
explanatory mixed methods
sequential mixed methods
retention factors
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555490332778498
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu15554903327784982021-08-03T07:10:29Z A Recipe for Success: An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study of Factors Impacting the Retention of Midlevel Student Affairs Professionals Walterbusch, Tracey Lynn Educational Leadership Education Higher Education Higher Education Administration Labor Relations Management Social Research Business Administration retention midlevel Student Affairs Student Affairs midlevel staff higher education higher education staff intent to leave Student Affairs retention mixed methods explanatory mixed methods sequential mixed methods retention factors Over the past few years, the retention of midlevel Student Affairs professionals has been considered an issue, but at one large Midwestern university, the retention rate of midlevel Student Affairs professionals has remained high. The goal of the study was to understand what factors are important to the retention of midlevel Student Affairs professionals and why these factors are important. This project was an explanatory sequential methods study (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2007) starting with an analysis of a quantitative theoretical model and ending with a focus group. First, the study used the structural equation model developed by Rosser and Javinar (2003) to answer the question: What factors lead to the retention of midlevel Student Affairs professionals? Second, a focus group was conducted to delve deeper into the issue of retention of midlevel Student Affairs professionals and to answer the question: Why do Student Affairs professionals choose to retain? 2019-07-10 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555490332778498 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555490332778498 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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topic Educational Leadership
Education
Higher Education
Higher Education Administration
Labor Relations
Management
Social Research
Business Administration
retention
midlevel Student Affairs
Student Affairs
midlevel
staff
higher education
higher education staff
intent to leave
Student Affairs retention
mixed methods
explanatory mixed methods
sequential mixed methods
retention factors
spellingShingle Educational Leadership
Education
Higher Education
Higher Education Administration
Labor Relations
Management
Social Research
Business Administration
retention
midlevel Student Affairs
Student Affairs
midlevel
staff
higher education
higher education staff
intent to leave
Student Affairs retention
mixed methods
explanatory mixed methods
sequential mixed methods
retention factors
Walterbusch, Tracey Lynn
A Recipe for Success: An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study of Factors Impacting the Retention of Midlevel Student Affairs Professionals
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