Literature Review #2




2) Nelson, Danielle, Kaustav Volume Misra, Gail E. Sype, and Wayne Mackie. An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Distance From Campus And GPA Of Commuter Students. Volume 12, Number 1. Web

3) Both Professors and MBA students from Saginaw Valley State University have collaborated together to conduct a study. Their objective is to find the relationship between a student's commuted distance to college from their home and their overall GPA. 

4) Authors

Danielle Nelson, MBA is an alumna of the MBA program at the Saginaw Valley State University.

Kaustav Misra, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor Economics at Saginaw Valley State University. His work has been published in journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and Journal of International Education Research.

Gail E. Sype, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Management and Marketing at Saginaw Valley State University. She is the author of numerous scholarly articles and books in management. Her research has been published in refereed journals such as Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management and International Journal of Business Research.  

Wayne, Mackie, Ph.D is a Professor of Finance in the Accounting/Law/Finance Department at Saginaw Valley State University. Professor Mackie specializes in investment & security markets of the world. His research interests include the security markets of the world changing environments: investments and investment anomalies. Mackie's work has been cited in various journals on topics such as Developing a Homegrown Course Management System.

5) Key Terms

Cognitive Abilities- Brain based skills needed to carry out a any task from simple to complex. In this study we look at their skills relative to GPA.

Life Centered Students-  Students who are more focused their lives outside of school. They are more likely to be commuters and have to dedicate more of their resources outside of college related events.

6) Quotes

"Therefore, we know that working away from campus, traveling to campus for school, financial resources (or lack thereof), and enrolling part-time for college courses have all been shown to have negative impact on students' continuing success; students who live off-campus have fewer opportunities for engagement and for integration into campus life." (Pg. 40)

 "Students cognitive abilities or high school GPA seems to have a strong positive impact and significant impact on students' academic performances. This results leads us to believe that a student with a higher high school GPA is more likely to perform well in college and university courses." (Pg. 42)

 "Their results indicated that living on campus was related to gains in social and personal competence. That enhanced level of competence may help students living on campus to be more successful in their courses." (Pg. 39)

 7)  Value

The research reveals that their is a negative relationship between students that commute and their GPA. The data, experiment, and through statistical analysis we've seen that the greater the distance needed to commute the worse their grades are. The authors recommend better alternatives such as better online courses and identify barriers that commuter students have to deal with.

Comments

  1. Michael GoellerOctober 21, 2017 at 2:19 PM

    This is an excellent source. I think previous students writing on this topic have used it.

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