Publication Date
12-2024
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Aaron Hughey, Kimberlee Everson, Nicholas Brake
Degree Program
Educational Leadership
Degree Type
Doctor of Education
Abstract
This study explores the perceived academic progress of student employment, specifically differences between undergraduate students who are employed on-campus versus off-campus. The study used quantitative methodology and analyzed data from 342 students at a regional university to examine their self-reported GPA, time spent on schoolwork, and perceptions of how their employment impacted their academic success. The analysis indicated that students who were employed on-campus perceived their employment in a more positive terms related to their academic pursuits than students who were employed off-campus. There was no significant difference in the amount study hours spent between students who were employed on-campus versus students who were employed on campus. The results suggest that on-campus employment may offer advantages for students’ perceived academic progress, and highlight higher education institutions' need to create and foster strategic student employment models.
Disciplines
Education
Recommended Citation
Ellis, Minnette, "STUDENT EMPLOYMENT: ANALYSIS ON PERCEIVED ACADEMIC PROGRESS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE EMPLOYED ON-CAMPUS VS. OFFCAMPUS" (2024). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 3778.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/3778