Rethinking Tinto: What Would Herzberg et al. Say? A Motivation Perspective

• In Event: New Models for Belonging, Retention, and Persistence

Abstract

Cited over 10,000 times, Tinto’s (1993) Interactionalist Model of Student Departure is paramount in higher education literature. However, for decades, scholars have debated about the model’s practicality. This scholarly paper employs Herzberg et al.’s (1959) Two-factor (Duality) Theory to help researchers and practitioners apply Tinto’s model to student success.

Author

• Marshall Cedric Anthony, Florida State University