Persistence in Higher Education: A 9-Year Test of a Theoretical Model.

Stoecker, Judith; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ378550

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Publication Date: 1988

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Persistence in Higher Education: A 9-Year Test of a Theoretical Model.

Stoecker, Judith; And Others

Journal of College Student Development, v29 n3 p196-209 May 1988

Conducted national, 9-year, multi-institutional study of academic persistence. Results from 10,326 college students support Tinto's model of the persistence-withdrawal process and suggests that most important determinants of persistence are students' academic and social integration at the institution. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Higher Education, Models, Social Integration, Student Attitudes, Student College Relationship, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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