Learning Communities and Graduation Rates

Learning Communities and Graduation Rates
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This flowchart explains the research process for exploring the relationship between learning community participation and graduation rates.

Alexander Astin (Theorist)

Theory of Student Involvement (Theory)

There is no difference in the graduation rates of students who do or do not participate in learning communities in their first year. (Null Hypothesis)		There is a difference in the graduation rates of students who do or do not participate in learning communities in their first year. (Alternative Hypothesis)

Will a relationship exist between student graduation rates and their participation in learning communities as first year students? (Research Question)