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Balancing multiple roles: A re-examination of how work impacts academic performance for community college students
| Title: | Balancing multiple roles: A re-examination of how work impacts academic performance for community college students. |
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| Name(s): |
Lue, Celena, Author Cintron Delgado, Rosa, Committee Chair Sivo, Stephen, Committee Member Owens, J. Thomas, Committee Member Penfold Navarro, Catherine, Committee Member University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2017 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | This study investigated how work impacts academic performance for community college students, from a multiple role balance perspective. Perna (2010) called for a re-examination of the role of work in college students' lives, especially regarding the exploration of benefits, rather than just the detriments of working while studying. According to Karp and Bork (2014), more research was also needed on community college students and how they balance multiple roles. Exploring the relationship between balancing multiple roles and academic performance may provide new insight into how community college students contend with demanding roles, while striving to achieve academic success. This study was framed by the theoretical understanding of Marks and MacDermid's (1996) role balance theory and the instrument used was the Role Balance scale. Four hundred and ten participants responded to the online survey containing role balance and demographic questions. Data from 403 respondents were used in the regression analysis to determine how work impacted role balance. Among the community college student respondents, hours worked for pay was a significant factor in predicting role balance when controlling for demographic and lifestyle variables. For every extra hour worked per week, the role balance score would decrease by 0.02. Demographic and lifestyle variables were not significant in predicting role balance. Data from the survey responses of all 410 respondents were used for the correlation analysis. There was no significant relationship found between role balance and academic performance. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0006619 (IID), ucf:51277 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2017-05-01 Ed.D. Education and Human Performance, Child, Family, and Community Sciences Doctoral This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): | community college students -- multiple roles -- role balance -- employment -- work -- academic performance -- gpa | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006619 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public 2017-05-15 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
