Factors Affecting the Academic Aspirations and Persistence of TRIO Students at Southwest Texas State University

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dc.contributor.advisorPayne, Emily Miller
dc.contributor.authorMcLain, Leslie
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRoss-Gordon, Jovita
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWalker, John
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-14T17:03:17Z
dc.date.available2020-07-14T17:03:17Z
dc.date.issued2002-12
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative case study explored the factors—including family and peer relationships, self-related/psychological, institutional, and societal factors—that influenced TRIO students’ academic aspirations and persistence and to what degree. Student participants were also given the opportunity to offer recommendations to educators/practitioners in terms of how to increase the aspirations and persistence of students from similar low-income, first-generation backgrounds. It was found that having a supportive family was the most important factor in determining aspirations and that students’ high self-motivation levels were the main factor accounting for their persistence. Student participants also offer recommendations for how to improve Southwest Texas State University’s current TRIO programs, Talent Search, Upward Bound, and Student Support Services.
dc.description.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
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dc.format.extent143 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationMcLain, L. (2002). Factors affecting the academic aspirations and persistence of TRIO students at Southwest Texas State University (Unpublished thesis). Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/12064
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjecttalented students
dc.subjectmotivation
dc.subjecthigher education
dc.titleFactors Affecting the Academic Aspirations and Persistence of TRIO Students at Southwest Texas State University
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentEducational Administration and Psychological Services
thesis.degree.grantorSouthwest Texas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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