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100 1 a| Norge, Frances Regina Thrasher,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Student retention at Tidewater Community College :b| a technical and professional communication approach to creating a comprehensive document to help students defeat their obstacles and stay in school /c| by Frances Regina Thrasher Norge.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2018.;

300 a| 63 pages :b| illustrations (chiefly color);

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502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2018.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of English;

500 a| Advisor: Erin Frost;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed May 20, 2019).;

520 3 a| This study aims to help create a document which could help retain students to completion of their chosen program at Tidewater Community College by use of a condensed technical document. Community college students face problems not seen in the traditional four-year university program. Family problems, financial situations and other factors all but force students to drop out (Student Success, 2016). However, I believe there is help for these students. TCC provides numerous resources to students ranging from math tutoring to financial issues. The problem is that the students don't know about all of these resources. They enter college and are inundated with handouts about resources, their program of study timeline, activities, etc. (Student Success). The sheer number of documents becomes daunting to students; they don't know what resources are available, and they leave the institution (Student Success). If a document existed that was laminated and could be displayed in a prominent place within the student's home (such as on the refrigerator), I believe this would help students utilize the resources available to them. This study aims to use TPC design theories to support this hypothesis and to produce a tangible product for students to use as an all-in-one resource to help with the problem of student retention. The Theory of Planned Behavior pairs well with TPC and this project because it lays the groundwork for the information contained within the final product. I plan to link TPB to student retention at TCC, and with that information use TPC design theories to produce a product, most likely a laminated handout, to help student retention at TCC. TPB argues that attitude itself does not always correctly predict human behaviors (Ajzen, 1991). Rather, TPB suggests that the attitude toward the behavior, the subjective norms, and perceived behavioral controls all play a factor when transitioning between intent and action (Madden, Ellen & Ajzen, 1992).;

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Student retention at Tidewater Community College : a technical and professional communication approach to creating a comprehensive document to help students defeat their obstacles and stay in school / by Frances Regina Thrasher Norge.

Author/creator	Norge, Frances Regina Thrasher author.
Other author	Clark, Erin (Erin A.) degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of English.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2018.
Description	63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color)
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Community college dropouts--Virginia. --Prevention. Academic achievement--Virginia.

Summary	This study aims to help create a document which could help retain students to completion of their chosen program at Tidewater Community College by use of a condensed technical document. Community college students face problems not seen in the traditional four-year university program. Family problems, financial situations and other factors all but force students to drop out (Student Success, 2016). However, I believe there is help for these students. TCC provides numerous resources to students ranging from math tutoring to financial issues. The problem is that the students don't know about all of these resources. They enter college and are inundated with handouts about resources, their program of study timeline, activities, etc. (Student Success). The sheer number of documents becomes daunting to students; they don't know what resources are available, and they leave the institution (Student Success). If a document existed that was laminated and could be displayed in a prominent place within the student's home (such as on the refrigerator), I believe this would help students utilize the resources available to them. This study aims to use TPC design theories to support this hypothesis and to produce a tangible product for students to use as an all-in-one resource to help with the problem of student retention. The Theory of Planned Behavior pairs well with TPC and this project because it lays the groundwork for the information contained within the final product. I plan to link TPB to student retention at TCC, and with that information use TPC design theories to produce a product, most likely a laminated handout, to help student retention at TCC. TPB argues that attitude itself does not always correctly predict human behaviors (Ajzen, 1991). Rather, TPB suggests that the attitude toward the behavior, the subjective norms, and perceived behavioral controls all play a factor when transitioning between intent and action (Madden, Ellen & Ajzen, 1992).
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of English
General note	Advisor: Erin Frost
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed May 20, 2019).
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2018.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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