NURS 8123 Assignment 6.1 Literature Matrix

• NURS 8123 Assignment 6.1 Literature Matrix.

Literature Matrix Table

Article 1:

1. Date, Author Name, Title of Article, Title of Journal, & DOI

Date:

Author(s):

Title of Article:

Title of Journal:

DOI:

2023

Stephanie Rodrigo

“The low retention rates of nontraditional students in community colleges: An exploratory case study”

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/4793

2. Methodology

Intervention and Data Collection

Study/Project Design

This study used qualitative research methodology. Specifically, it employed an exploratory case study research design.

Sample Setting

The study was conducted amongst non-traditional learners at the Waynesboro Community College in Waynesboro, NC.

Purpose of Study

The target interest was to investigate the postsecondary educational experience of non-traditional community college students concerning student affairs, belongingness, and satisfaction.

Instruments of Study

Data collection instruments included semi-structured interviews, reflective journals, self-administered questionnaires, and other field notes and memos.

Intervention and Data Collection Procedure

The data collection instruments were interviews, journals, and questionnaires to ensure they obtained the samples’ perspectives on all the proposed research questions and used the exploratory analysis.

3. Findings: Analysis/Results

Data Analysis Test

The method employed to analyze the data and reveal thematic patterns was called thematic analysis.

Reason for Analysis Test

This method was adopted to gain maximum insight into the qualitative information gathered from the Non-Traditional students.

Summary of Analysis Results

Four main themes emerged from the study they include:

1. Poor connectivity of non-traditional learners within the college.
2. Lack of support services that targeted the non-traditional student.
3. Satisfaction is associated with good academic relationships.
4. Factors that infringe on non-traditional learners’ productive college experience.

Alignment with Study Objective

The findings were relevant to the study’s objectives because they highlighted the need for organizations to support non-traditional students to improve retention rates.

Demographic/Descriptive Data

Ten non-traditional students were partition-traditional study, which indicates that a purposeful sampling technique was used to understand the non-traditional experiences.

and experiences.

4. Conclusion

Relevance to the DNP Project:

Conclusion of Study

The research also stated that non-traditional learners perceive themselves as marginalized. To increase their retention, institutions should provide them with more support services.

Alignment with Objectives

The conclusion was consistent with the study’s goals and highlighted the importance of student support services to retention.

Usefulness to DNP Project

This article is relevant to the DNP project because it explains the challenges of retaining a non-traditional student stance on support services.

Implication to Clinical Practice

The study suggests that other interventions to promote student participation and encouragement might be used in the context of healthcare education to increase students’ persistence.

Relevance to the DNP Project

The article concerns the need to consider retention challenges in community colleges. This is important to the project, particularly in terms of catering to nontraditional learners.

Article 2:

1. Date, Author Name, Title of Article, Title of Journal, & DOI

Date:

Author(s):

Title of Article:

Title of Journal:

DOI:

2020

Mike Tight

Student retention and engagement in higher education.

Journal of Further and Higher Education

https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2019.1576860

2. Methodology

Study/Project Design

Systematic Review

Sample Setting

Investigate student retention and engagement systems at different universities and colleges.

Purpose of Study

To review and analyze literature on issues of student persistence and success in higher education focusing on their antecedents, relationships, and evaluation.

Instruments of Study

The analysis of previous research articles, theoretical models, and criticism regarding student retention and engagement.

Intervention and Data Collection Procedure

The article does not involve the use of a new intervention but is a meta-synthesis of research that has already been done. A review of the literature was carried out and information was gathered from the studies.

3. Findings: Analysis/Results

Data Analysis Test

Not applicable, the research presented solely depends on secondary sources of information, which do not include original data acquired from the respondents/samples.

Reason for Analysis Test

The study uses the integration of data collected from the literature reviewed while emphasizing the thematic analysis.

Summary of Analysis Results

The review identifies that engagement has taken greater emphasis than student retention. These issues have been now transferred to higher education institutions because funding is being devolved or shifted to the institutions.

Alignment with Study Objective

The findings are consistent in identifying how both engagement and retention are viewed and addressed in higher education institutions.

Demographic/Descriptive Data

The review does not include a precise description of primary demographic characteristics. It describes various tendencies and concerns identified in the list of reviewed articles.

Conclusion

Conclusion of Study

In this article, the author argues that even though engagement and retention are both important. Engagement has been considered more important and has received more research attention in the last decade. The task of enhancing these aspects has shifted more and more to higher education institutions.

Alignment with Objectives

The conclusion supports the objectives of the study by taking out changes in focus and responsibilities in higher education.

Usefulness to DNP Project

This article helps us understand the wider literature on student retention and retention challenges. This can then help address retention problems in community colleges.

Implication to Clinical Practice

The article is based on higher education and the experiences of new and changed responsibilities. Areas of focus reflected in the study can be extended to similar issues in other contexts, such as healthcare education.

Relevance to the DNP Project

The review provides a basic understanding of how retention and engagement challenges are perceived. It will assist in solving the problem of retaining inadequate resources in community colleges, which is why the DNP project is important.