Abstract

The withdrawal of students from institutions of higher education is a serious concern. Nursing education statistics demonstrate failure to meet established student retention benchmarks. Although substantial student persistence research exists, few nursing studies have examined persistence from a student perspective. No studies have examined nursing student persistence across educational levels.

The purposes of this descriptive, cross-sectional study were to identify student generated factors that influence the decision to persist in a nursing education program, and to compare these factors across three levels of nursing education—baccalaureate, master's and doctorate. Tinto's (1975, 1987, 1993) undergraduate and graduate theoretical, longitudinal models of student departure/persistence guided the study.

Description

This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9961227; ProQuest document ID: 304676029. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Beverly L. Welhan, PhD, RN, ANEF, Dean Emeritus

Sigma Membership

Alpha Nu

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Student Retention, Nursing Education, Student Persistence

Advisor

Mary Walker

Second Advisor

Barbara Patterson

Third Advisor

Lois Allen

Fourth Advisor

Lynn Kelly

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

Widener University

Degree Year

2000

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-02-15

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