ISSN: 2226-6348
Open access
The aim of this study is to find out the research gap relating to student retention in Malaysia. Studies on student retention in the Malaysian context are also examined. Results from various disciplines, various study samples, factor studies that contribute to retention rates and ways of improving student retention in institutions of study from various countries have been analysed. This is to add information to the studies on the research gap in Malaysia. This study contributes to the understanding of researchers on the potential of research and the need for research on student retention conducted in Malaysia due to the scarcity of such studies.
Berger, J. B., Blanco Ramírez, G., & Lyon, S. (2012). Past to present: A historical look at retention. In A. Seidman (Ed.), College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success(pp. 7-34). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.Retrieved from
https://www.academia.edu/6049081/Past_to_present_A_historical_look_at_retention
Carter, S., and Yeo, A. (2016), "Students-as-customers’ satisfaction, predictive retention with marketing implications", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 30 No. 5, pp. 635-652. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-09-2014-0129
Caruth, G. D. (2018). Student engagement, retention, and motivation: Assessing academic success in today’s college students. Participatory Educational Research, 5(1): 17-30. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED585863.pdf
Chrysikos, A., Ahmed, E., & Ward, R. (2017). Analysis of Tinto’s student integration theory in first-year undergraduate computing students of a UK higher education institution. International Journal of Comparative Education and Development, 19(2/3), 97–121. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCED-10-2016-0019
Cotton, D. R., Nash, T., & Kneale, P. (2017). Supporting the retention of non-traditional students in Higher Education using a resilience framework. European Educational Research Journal, 16(1), 62–79. doi:10.1177/1474904116652629
Davidson, C., & Wilson, K. (2013). Reassessing Tinto’s Concepts of Social and Academic Integration in Student Retention. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 15(3), 329–346. doi:10.2190/cs.15.3.b
Demetriou, C., & Schmitz-Sciborski, A. (2011). Integration, motivation, strengths and optimism: Retention theories past, present and future. In R. Hayes (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th National Symposium on Student Retention, 2011, Charleston. (pp. 300-312). Norman, OK: The University of Oklahoma. Retrieved from
file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/OGOS%20RETENTION%20LUAR%20NEGARA/Demetriou-and-Schmitz-Sciborski%20%20(2011).pdf
Muniyandi, V., Ismail, R., & Awang, M. (2020). Gap and Potential of Student Retention for Malaysian Education Studies. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 9(2), 136–143.
Hlinka, K. R. (2017). Tailoring Retention Theories to Meet the Needs of Rural Appalachian Community College Students. Community College Review,45(2), 144–164. doi:10.1177/0091552116686403
Muniyandi, V., Ismail, R., & Awang, M. (2020). Gap and Potential of Student Retention for Malaysian Education Studies. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 9(2), 136–143.
Muniyandi, V., Ismail, R., & Awang, M. (2020). Gap and Potential of Student Retention for Malaysian Education Studies. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 9(2), 136–143.
Kilpatrick, S., Johns, S., Barnes, R., Fischer, S., McLennan, D., & Magnussen, K. (2016). Exploring the retention and success of students with disability in Australian higher education. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 21(7), 747–762.
doi:10.1080/13603116.2016.1251980
Manyanga, F., Sithole, A., & Hanson, S. M. (2017). Comparison of Student Retention Models in Undergraduate Education from the Past Eight Decades. Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, 7(Cdm), 30–42. Retrieved from
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1188373.pdf
Metz, G. W. (2005). Challenge and Changes to Tinto’s Persistence Theory: A Historical Review. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 6(2), 191–207. https://doi.org/10.2190/m2cc-r7y1-wy2q-upk5
Montalvo, E. J. (2013). The Recruitment and Retention of Hispanic Undergraduate Students in Public Universities in the United States, 2000-2006. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 12(3), 237–255. doi:10.1177/153819271247069
Muniyandi, V., Ismail, R., & Awang, M. (2020). Gap and Potential of Student Retention for Malaysian Education Studies. International Journal of Academi
In-Text Citation: (Muniyandi et al., 2020)
To Cite this Article: Muniyandi, V., Ismail, R., & Awang, M. (2020). Gap and Potential of Student Retention for Malaysian Education Studies. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 9(2), 242–249.
Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s)
Published by Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (www.hrmars.com)
This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode