Dissertation
The influence of academic coaching on the retention of distance education students
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Drexel University
Apr 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-7793
Abstract
As distance education grows increasingly popular, higher educational institutions are finding it more challenging to retain this population than face-to-face students. Academic coaching has emerged as a possible technique for improving retention among distance education students. In this study, the researcher conducted an interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) through three semi-structured interviews with four undergraduate distance education students. The purpose of the study was to explore how undergraduate, distance education students experienced academic coaching provided by a private coaching company and how they perceived it to influence their retention. Ultimately, each interviewee felt that their academic coach contributed to their ability to be retained, which led the researcher to conclude that academic coaching can be an effective and powerful retention tool for distance education students.
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- Title
- The influence of academic coaching on the retention of distance education students
- Creators
- Kathryn Vadell - DU
- Contributors
- John M. Gould (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- x, 110 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education (1997-2026); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 7793; 991014632334204721