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.
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
Recommended Citation
Welhan, Beverly L., "Female students' perceptions of factors influencing their decision to persist in a nursing education program" (2022). Dissertations. 844.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/844
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None: Degree-based Submission
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2022-02-15
Full Text of Presentation
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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.