blog post #3

3 academic sources 

1.  Source: O'Toole, D., Peterson, S. and Wetzel, J.N. 1999. “Factors Affecting Student Retention Probabilities: A Case Study.” Journal of Economics and Finance 23 no. 1: 45-55.

     - this first academic source is based about those students who live off campus and at the same time have obligations like a full or part time job. These jobs help the students pay off their tuition bill or to pay for their bills, food, and necessities. This article is helpful because it demonstrates the challenges that those students who are not living on campus have to deal with and how the time that they use to work can affect their academics.

2. Schudde, LT. "The Causal Effect Of Campus Residency On College Student Retention." Review Of Higher Education 34.4 (n.d.): 581-610. Social Sciences Citation Index. Web. 4 Oct. 2016.

     - this article mentions the benefits of living on campus and it describes the different resource that are offered on campus but most of those resources are usually not used  y the commuting students. The students that commuted don't usually have enough time to go early to school to receive help because besides going to school many have jobs. Lastly, by demonstrating that these commuting students  cannot receive all the help that us offered many times they do not finish their degrees. Unlike  the students that live on campus who receive parental help and have the resources a few steps away from their dorms. 


3. Source:Tinto, V. 1999. “Taking Student Success Seriously: Rethinking the First Year of College.” NACADA Journal 19 no. 5: 5-9.


     - Tinto was the person who founded, "The student integration model" and he was able to demonstrate the  importance and the influence that living on campus has over those who live off campus. He is able to show how fitting into the school academics and the culture can motivate a student to pursue their degree. Those students who are able to maintain in school and adapt to the new college life usually do better and finish stronger than those who cant really have a social life while attending school and having to work. 


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