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Peer reviewedCabrera, Alberto F.; And Others – Journal of Higher Education, 1992
Two theories concerning students' decisions to leave college are compared, and the convergence and discriminant validity of the two theories are examined empirically. The extent to which the theories could be merged to help researchers understand the role of institutional and noninstitutional variables in student persistence is discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Download full textCabrera, Alberto F.; And Others – 1992
This paper reports the results of an empirical study on the role of finances on college persistence. A quantitative causal model, that relied on several theoretical frameworks, was tested via structural equation modelling for categorical data that incorporated constructs from the financial aid literature as well as the persistence literature. The…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Preparation, Comparative Analysis
