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Paper Title: Typologies of College Student Interfaith Involvement in the First Year: A Latent Class Analysis
Session Title: Enhancing First-Year Student Success: Insights From Programs and Courses
Paper Type: Paper
Presentation Date: 4/13/2024
Presentation Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descriptors: Higher Education, Religion, Student Behavior/Attitude
Methodology: Quantitative
Author(s): Laura S. Dahl, New York University; Musbah Shaheen, University of Massachusetts - Amherst; Matthew J. Mayhew, The Ohio State University
Unit: Division J - Postsecondary Education
Abstract: This paper explores how first-year college students engage with formalized social activities and programs that foreground religious, spiritual, and secular (RSS) diversity. By using a latent class analysis of a nationally representative sample of first-year students, the authors describe a typology of five classes of students and outline each group’s defining characteristics. Implications for educators interested in optimizing RSS engagement for all students are discussed.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3102/2110982