Stages of Student Departure: Reflections on the Longitudinal Character of Student Leaving.

Tinto, Vincent

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Publication Date: 1988

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Stages of Student Departure: Reflections on the Longitudinal Character of Student Leaving.

Tinto, Vincent

Journal of Higher Education, v59 n4 p438-55 Jul-Aug 1988

The longitudinal process of student departure is marked by distinct stages that reflect the unique problems individuals encounter in seeking to become incorporated into the life of the institution. Stages include: separation, transition to college, and incorporation in college. Research and policy implications are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Emotional Response, Higher Education, Policy Formation, School Holding Power, Separation Anxiety, Socialization, Student Attrition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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