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39. Great Expectations: Examining the Discrepancy between Expectations and Experiences on College Student Retention

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Pleitz, Jacob D., MacDougall, Alexandra E., Terry, Robert A., Buckley, M. Ronald, and Campbell, Nicole J.

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The purpose of this article is to build upon previous efforts evaluating the degree to which the discrepancy between student expectations and experiences can result in greater rates of attrition in education. Data were collected from 225 students at a large Midwestern public university and analyzed to assess the discrepancy between expectations and experiences within academic and social domains of higher education. Factor analysis affirmed the hypothesized structure of the responses, and logistic regression results indicated that discrepancies in expectations and experience within social and institutional domains significantly predicted student satisfaction and retention in the second year. An implication of the research is that institutions of higher education may benefit from training students to inculcate more realistic expectations within the institutional and social domains of higher education.

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2015
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41. Cobblers, let's stick to our lasts! A song of sorrow (and of hope) about the state of personnel and human resource management science

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Buckley, M Ronald, Wheeler, Anthony R, Baur, John E, Halbesleben, Jonathon R B, Buckley, M R ( M Ronald ), Wheeler, A R ( Anthony R ), Baur, J E ( John E ), Halbesleben, J R B ( Jonathon R B ), Götz, Martin; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1415-1240, O'Boyle, Ernest H; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9365-1069, Buckley, M Ronald, Wheeler, Anthony R, Baur, John E, Halbesleben, Jonathon R B, Buckley, M R ( M Ronald ), Wheeler, A R ( Anthony R ), Baur, J E ( John E ), Halbesleben, J R B ( Jonathon R B ), Götz, Martin; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1415-1240, and O'Boyle, Ernest H; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9365-1069

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The overall goal of science is to build a valid and reliable body of knowledge about the functioning of the world and how applying that knowledge can change it. As personnel and human resources management researchers, we aim to contribute to the respective bodies of knowledge to provide both employers and employees with a workable foundation to help with those problems they are confronted with. However, what research on research has consistently demonstrated is that the scientific endeavor possesses existential issues including a substantial lack of (a) solid theory, (b) replicability, (c) reproducibility, (d) proper and generalizable samples, (e) sufficient quality control (i.e., peer review), (f) robust and trustworthy statistical results, (g) availability of research, and (h) sufficient practical implications. In this chapter, we first sing a song of sorrow regarding the current state of the social sciences in general and personnel and human resources management specifically. Then, we investigate potential grievances that might have led to it (i.e., questionable research practices, misplaced incentives), only to end with a verse of hope by outlining an avenue for betterment (i.e., open science and policy changes at multiple levels).

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2023

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