LEADER 04212 am 22005293u 450 001 9910153562003321 005 20230626032652.0 010 $a1-76046-045-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000856542 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4674258 035 $a(OCoLC)958565803 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000856542 100 $a20160916h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn#nnn||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe doubter's dilemma $eexploring student retention and attrition in language & culture programs /$fMario Daniel Marti?n, Louise Jansen, Elizabeth A. Beckmann 210 1$aActon ACT :$cANP Press,$d[2016]. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 210 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aOpen Access e-Books 225 0 $aKnowledge Unlatched 311 08$aPrint version: 1760460443 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a1. Understanding the problem : student attrition and retention in university language & culture programs in Australia -- 2. Accounting for the missing students : calculating retention rates in language & culture programs -- 3. Splitting the masses : methodology and data analysis -- 4. Some detective work : comparing committed students, quitters and doubters -- 5. The road to language capital : interpreting the findings -- 6. Where to from here? conclusions and suggestions -- Appendix 1: Questionnaire 1. Language retention study : first year students 2009 -- Appendix 2: Questionnaire: continuing intermediate and advanced level students 2009 -- Appendix 3: Questionnaire: Discontinuing students 2009. 330 $aThis book explores the extent and causes of attrition and retention in university Language & Culture (L&C) programs through a detailed analysis of an institutional case study at The Australian National University (ANU). Using extensive data collected through student surveys, coupled with data mining of university-wide enrollment data, the authors explore the enrollment and progress of students in all ANU L&C programs. Through their detailed statistical analysis of attrition and retention outcomes, the authors reveal serious inadequacies in the traditional, and common, methodology for determining the extent of student attrition and retention in tertiary L&C programs. Readers are shown why a year-to-year comparison of students who continue or discontinue language studies using traditional statistical methodology cannot provide data that is sufficiently meaningful to allow for sound policy- and decision-making. The authors instead suggest a more valid, replicable methodology that provides a new approach potentially applicable to all disciplines and all student retention measures. The authors also demonstrate that the empirical data supports a new hypothesis for the reasons for attrition, based on students? relative belief or doubt in their capacity to complete their studies successfully. By highlighting the importance of language capital as a factor in students? concerns about their capacity for success, and hence in their decisions to stay in, or leave, a university language program, the authors show the importance of the ?doubters? dilemma?. By taking a rigorous approach to hypothesis building and testing around enrollment and attrition data, the authors provide valuable insights into attrition issues, and potential retention strategies, in L&C programs, which will be relevant to institutions, policy-makers and teaching academics. 606 $aEducational evaluation$zAustralia 606 $aCollege student development programs 615 0$aEducational evaluation 615 0$aCollege student development programs. 676 $a371.200994 676 $a379.1580094 700 $aMarti?n$b Mario Daniel$0990560 702 $aJansen$b Louise M. 702 $aBeckmann$b Elizabeth A. 712 02$aAustralian National University. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bAuAdUSA 801 2$bUkMaJRU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910153562003321 996 $aThe doubter's dilemma$92266149 997 $aUNINA