First-Year Students’ Time Use in College: A Latent Profile Analysis

Kevin Fosnacht (), Alexander C. McCormick and Rosemarie Lerma
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Kevin Fosnacht: Indiana University
Alexander C. McCormick: Indiana University
Rosemarie Lerma: Indiana University

Research in Higher Education, 2018, vol. 59, issue 7, No 6, 958-978

Abstract: Abstract Students’ time expenditures influence their learning and development. This study used latent profile analysis to identify a taxonomy of how first-year students spend their time using a large multi-institution sample. We identified four time usage patterns by first-year students titled Balanced, Involved, Partiers, and Parents. Sex, expected major field, on-campus residency, age, Greek-life membership, and standardized test scores were predictive of students’ time use patterns. Holding a range of student and institutional factors constant, members of the involved group, on average, reported higher levels of engagement than the Balanced group, while Partiers reported lower levels of engagement. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.

Keywords: Higher education; Time use; Student engagement; First-year students; Latent profile analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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