Abstract

Student engagement has received considerable attention in higher education research because of the link between increased student knowledge, greater student satisfaction with educational experience, and increased student retention and persistence. The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) has been used since 2000 to assess engagement in undergraduate college students. NSSE results have been used to gain an understanding about levels of academic engagement for freshman and senior college students. Institutions use NSSE results to make changes in policies and practices to improve undergraduate education.

This comparative descriptive study examined levels of undergraduate nursing students' engagement during college by conducting a secondary analysis of NSSE data. The overall aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of nursing students' levels of engagement at two points in time and comparing two geographic regions, and how they spent their time while in college. In a 2007 report, the National Leadership Council for Liberal Education and

Author Details

Karen Zafuta Johnson, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Students, Student Engagement

Advisor

Cynthia Teel

Second Advisor

Wanda Bonnel

Third Advisor

Shin Hye Park

Fourth Advisor

Jo Wick

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Kansas

Degree Year

2015

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2017-04-13

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