You Belong Here: Residence Halls as Disparate Predictors of Sophomore Year Persistence at Predominantly White Institutions

Author

James Raymond Neville, Illinois State UniversityFollow

Date of Award

8-22-2019

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Department of Educational Administration and Foundations: Educational Administration

First Advisor

Diane . Dean

Abstract

The goal of this study is to compare the influence of residence hall living on student persistence between white and nonwhite students at predominantly white institutions. The Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) 2012/2014 longitudinal study dataset was acquired from the National Center for Education Statistics. A logistic regression was run to determine the predictive value of residence on student persistence by census race group. The findings of this study reveal that residence halls are not accomplishing as much for Black and Latino students as they are for White students. The results of this study challenge PWIs to take additional steps to more fully commit the benefits of residence halls to Black and Latino students.

Comments

Imported from ProQuest Neville_ilstu_0092E_11564.pdf

Recommended Citation

Neville, James Raymond, "You Belong Here: Residence Halls as Disparate Predictors of Sophomore Year Persistence at Predominantly White Institutions" (2019). Theses and Dissertations. 1170.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/1170

DOI

http://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2020.Neville.J

Page Count

117