• myGriffith
    • Staff portal
    • Contact Us⌄
      • Future student enquiries 1800 677 728
      • Current student enquiries 1800 154 055
      • International enquiries +61 7 3735 6425
      • General enquiries 07 3735 7111
      • Online enquiries
      • Staff phonebook
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Conference outputs
    • View Item
    • Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Conference outputs
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

  • All of Griffith Research Online
    • Communities & Collections
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • This Collection
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • Statistics

  • Most Popular Items
  • Statistics by Country
  • Most Popular Authors
  • Support

  • Contact us
  • FAQs
  • Admin login

  • Login
  • Do extracurricular roles impact on retention? A social exchange theory perspective.

    Author(s)
    Horstmanshof, Louise
    Zimitat, Craig
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Zimitat, Craig
    Horstmanshof, Louise
    Year published
    2003
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Low first-year university retention rates continue to impact negatively on funding, enrolments and public perception of higher education institutions around the world. Today's student has many competing roles: student, worker, partner, parent, child, sibling and friend. Social Exchange Theory is explored as a model for understanding student decision-making behaviour regarding continuation of study. We propose that students continually evaluate the cost/benefits associated with each of their life roles, and invest in those roles that are relatively rewarding and disinvest in those that they perceive as relatively costly. ...
    View more >
    Low first-year university retention rates continue to impact negatively on funding, enrolments and public perception of higher education institutions around the world. Today's student has many competing roles: student, worker, partner, parent, child, sibling and friend. Social Exchange Theory is explored as a model for understanding student decision-making behaviour regarding continuation of study. We propose that students continually evaluate the cost/benefits associated with each of their life roles, and invest in those roles that are relatively rewarding and disinvest in those that they perceive as relatively costly. Increasing numbers of roles does not appear to be related to intentions to leave study. We suggest that other factors such as optimism, motivation and self-management contribute to the strength of a role and its power to negotiate dominance within the SET framework.
    View less >
    Conference Title
    Enhancing the transition to Higher Education: strategies and policies that work
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/1831
    Collection
    • Conference outputs

    Footer

    Disclaimer

    • Privacy policy
    • Copyright matters
    • CRICOS Provider - 00233E
    • TEQSA: PRV12076

    Tagline

    • Gold Coast
    • Logan
    • Brisbane - Queensland, Australia
    First Peoples of Australia
    • Aboriginal
    • Torres Strait Islander