Department Chair
Kimberly A. Kline Ph.D.
Date of Award
5-2017
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Student Personnel Administration, M.S.
Department
Higher Education Administration
Advisor
Amy Wilson, Ph.D.
First Reader
Amy Wilson, Ph.D.
Second Reader
Kim VanDerLinden, Ph.D.
Third Reader
Kimberly Kline, Ph.D.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of Living-Learning Communities on first-year students at a large Mid-Atlantic university. Students were asked to complete the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale and the Academic Major-Fit Scale in the beginning of their first semester in college, and then again mid-way through their second semester. The final results included 21 participants. No significant difference in career decision self-efficacy was found from the pre-test (prior to their experience in the living-leaning community) and the post-test. Two factors of perceived fit in the Academic Major-Fit Scale did show significant increases. These were academic major commitment, and academic major satisfaction. The results suggest that Living-Learning Communities do not directly aide students in their academic or career development.
Recommended Citation
Palumbo, Michael, "The Mediating Impact of Student Self-Efficacy: An Examination of Vocational and Academic Perceptions Among Students in Living-Learning Communities" (2017). Higher Education Administration Theses. 1.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/studentadmin_theses/1
