dc.contributor.author	Siniard, Michelle
dc.coverage.temporal	c.2000-2018	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2018-05-16T22:37:32Z
dc.date.available	2018-05-16T22:37:32Z
dc.date.issued	2018-05
dc.identifier.citation	Siniard, Michelle. "The Influence of Resource Allocation on Graduation Rates: An Analysis of Community College Expenditures." P.hD. Diss., Valdosta State University, May 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10428/3067.
dc.identifier.other	2FA6B292-06BC-DB8F-4439-13BDFCB93DB8	UUID
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/3067
dc.description.abstract	Student success and graduation rates are a continuing challenge for higher education institutions. A growing number of states connect funding to learning outcomes such as student progression, retention, and graduation rates (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012; Complete College America, 2011; Diamond, 2012). Student attrition and graduation rates measure the efficiency with which students complete college and are a good measure of how well students are persisting towards a degree (College Board, Baum & Ma, 2007). The distribution of resources, whether for instruction, student services, academic support, or otherwise, may provide useful information to align budgets and resource allocation for expenditures to achieve institutional goals, including improved graduation rates. Decreases in the levels of state and federal funding have made a pay for performance model a concern for all postsecondary institutions (Archibald & Feldman, 2007; Burke & Minassians, 2001; Cragg, 2009; Klien, 2006; Manning, 2008; Reville, 2006; Shin, 2010). This study, based on Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System finance and graduation rate data, examined the influence of institutional expenditures on three-year graduation rates at 300 public community colleges, primarily certificate and diploma granting institutions, in the southeastern region of the United States. This quantitative research design utilized multiple regression as the statistical technique to explore the relationship. The research questions examined the relationship between institutional expenditures and graduation rate. A significant relationship was found between instruction and graduation rate and academic support and graduation rate.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	Chapter I: INTRODUCTION 1 \| Statement of the Problem 2 \| Purpose of the Study 4 \| Research Questions 6 \| Significance of Study 6 \| Conceptual Framework 8 \| Methodology 13 \| Limitations 13 \| Definition of Key Terms 14 \| Summary 17 \| Organization of Study 17 \| Chapter II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE 18 \| History of Two-year Post-Secondary Education in the United States 18 \| Federal and State Support for Higher Education Institutions 24 \| Federal Support 24 \| State Support 26 \| Post-Secondary Funding, Retention and Graduation Rate 28 \| Performance Funding and Accountability 30 \| Relationship of Expenditure Ratios and Graduation Rate 33 \| Summary 34 \| Chapter III: METHODOLOGY 36 \| Research Questions 36 \| Research Design 37 \| Correlational Designs 38 \| Multiple Regression 38 \| Population and Sample Setting 39 \| Instrumentation 40 \| Validity and Reliability 42 \| Procedures 43 \| Data Collection and Management 44 \| Data Screening 46 \| Data Analysis 47 \| Summary 49 \| Chapter IV: RESEARCH FINDINGS 50 \| Data Screening 51 \| Study Variables 52 \| Findings 56 \| Research Question 1 57 \| Research Question 1a 58 \| Research Question 1b 58 \| Research Question 2 5 \| Summary of Findings 59 \| Chapter V: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 6 \| Summary of Findings 6 \| Conclusions and Implications for Practice 6 \| Instructional Support 6 \| Academic Support 66 \| Student Services 66 \| Institutional Support 67 \| Recommendations for Future Research 68 \| Summary 69 \| REFERENCES 71 \| APPENDIX A: Institutional Review Board Exemption Report 84 \|	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Education (Higher)	en_US
dc.subject	Education, Higher--Costs	en_US
dc.subject	Community colleges	en_US
dc.subject	Appropriations and expenditures	en_US
dc.subject	College dropouts--Prevention	en_US
dc.subject	Degrees, Academic	en_US
dc.title	The Influence of Resource Allocation on Graduation Rates: An Analysis of Community College Expenditures	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Curriculum, Leadership, and Technology of the Dewar College of Education and Human Services	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Pate, James L.
dc.description.committee	Gibson, Nicole M.
dc.description.committee	Archibald, James G.
dc.description.committee	Workman, Jamie
dc.description.committee	LaPlant, James T.
dc.description.degree	Ed.D.	en_US
dc.description.major	Education in Leadership	en_US