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Factors Determining Student Choice of Christian Liberal Arts Colleges

Schipull, Rachel L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1239673636

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2009, Master of Education, University of Toledo, Higher Education.
The research question this thesis answers is why do students choose to attend selected Midwestern Christian liberal arts institutions for their education. The literature indicates that there are many different factors influencing college choice, and there are three different phases of college choice: the decision to go to college, of where to apply, and of where to enroll. This study will address all three stages, but focus on the third. To answer the research question, 20 first-year college students were interviewed using an interview guide for 30 minutes each, 10 at a Midwestern Christian liberal arts college and 10 at a Midwestern Christian liberal arts university. The interviews were transcribed and data was lifted from the transcriptions through a typological content analysis, which allowed the researcher to compare the themes of college choice found in the research to those in the literature. The final chapter examines how the influences indicated by the study participants have implications for the endurance of Christian liberal arts colleges in our current time and also has recommendations for further study.
David Meabon, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Snejana Slantcheva-Durst, Dr. (Advisor)
86 p.
Educational Sociology; Higher Education; Religious Education
Christian liberal arts; christian; college choice; student choice; liberal arts; Midwestern college; spirituality; factors determining choice

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  • Schipull, R. L. (2009). Factors Determining Student Choice of Christian Liberal Arts Colleges [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1239673636

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Schipull, Rachel. Factors Determining Student Choice of Christian Liberal Arts Colleges. 2009. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1239673636.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Schipull, Rachel. "Factors Determining Student Choice of Christian Liberal Arts Colleges." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1239673636

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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