Students Persistence in The Pondok Lirboyo: A Mixed Methods Study

This study seeks to identify the effect of internal components, such as (1) self-efficacy and (2) curriculum perceptions, as well as external factors, such as (3) institutional environment and (4) students' finances. This study employs a sequential model and a mixed-methods, explanatory methodology, namely quantitative research followed by qualitative research. Based on Isaac Michael's methodology, this study's respondents were the school (Pondok) and the students (santri) in Pondok Lirboyo with a total sample size of 286 samples. The analysis of this study employs multiple regression using the t-test and F-test, followed by the Determination Test (R2) to demonstrate the null hypothesis. The results of this study's analysis indicate that (1) there is a positive and significant direct effect on student persistence, (2) there is a positive and significant direct effect on curriculum perceptions on student persistence, (3) there is a positive and significant direct effect on the institutional environment on student persistence, (4) there is a positive and significant direct effect on student (santri) finance on student persistence, (5) there is a substantial regressive effect on student persistence, and (6) there is a substantial regressive effect on the student persistence.