Factors That Predict Persistence for Non-Immigrant, International Students at a Private, Four-Year University in Georgia.
Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore factors that predict the persistence of international, non-immigrant students in higher education. A sample of international students from a four-year private university in Georgia served as the focused population for this study. Persistence research asserts that six factors predict persistence: academic integration, social integration, support services satisfaction, degree commitment, institutional commitment, and academic conscientiousness. These six predictor variables were measured via the College Persistence Questionnaire (CPQ). However, cultural intelligence (CQ) is another predictive factor that merited consideration for the unique population of international students. The Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS) quantifies CQ and the corresponding subscales of cognitive CQ, metacognitive CQ, motivational CQ, and behavioral CQ. Data from both instruments were obtained from the sample of students identified (N=109). A hierarchical logistic regression was performed on the data acquired. The results of the analysis determined that there was not a statistically significant predictive relationship between the predictor variables (CPQ and CQS) and the criterion variable, persistence, operationalized as continued enrollment from one academic term to the next. However, an additional regression analysis determined that there was a statistically significant predictive relationship between cultural intelligence (CQ) and the student’s College Persistence Questionnaire (CPQ) score.
Author: Shawn M. Adams
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2612360857