Abstract
This study utilizes the Thriving Quotient to determine the factors of student thriving for students in a nutrition and dietetics program at a large university in Southern California. Additionally, the study compared these students to the national averages for the factors of thriving. The Thriving Quotient assesses student levels of engagement, academic determination, positive perspective, social connectedness, and diverse citizenship. The largest influence on thriving for the sample population were engagement and academic determination. Comparisons to the national average and implications on practice are discussed.
Highlights
Every faculty member wants their students to thrive in college
This study utilizes the Thriving Quotient to determine the factors of student thriving for students in a nutrition and dietetics program at a large university in Southern California
This study identifies the factors and pathways for thriving for the students in the Nutrition Science and Dietetics options at a large Polytechnic University in Southern California
Summary
Every faculty member wants their students to thrive in college. The goal for university administrations and faculty should be to shepherd students through their college experience while gaining the most of their time. This study identifies the factors and pathways for thriving for the students in the Nutrition Science and Dietetics options at a large Polytechnic University in Southern California. Thriving is a construct that goes beyond many of the traditional student success factors such. Some research has looked at social integration (Weidman, 1989) or student engagement (Carini, Kuh, & Klein, 2006). Student success is a complex matrix of all of these factors. Sometimes students describe their experiences as merely surviving college. Students should succeed based on these measures, they should thrive while attending college
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