Revising Tinto's Interactionalist Theory of Student Departure Through Theory Elaboration: Examining the Role of Organizational Attributes in the Persistence Process.

Berger, Joseph B.; Braxton, John M.

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ERIC Number: EJ565322

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Publication Date: 1998

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Revising Tinto's Interactionalist Theory of Student Departure Through Theory Elaboration: Examining the Role of Organizational Attributes in the Persistence Process.

Berger, Joseph B.; Braxton, John M.

Research in Higher Education, v39 n2 p103-19 Apr 1998

A study used theory elaboration to help revise Tinto's interactionalist theory of individual student departure from college to include the effects of organizational attributes on student withdrawal. Results provide strong support for including concepts from organizational theory and suggest future research should use theory elaboration to look for other potential sources of social integration. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Students, Decision Making, Higher Education, Organizational Climate, School Holding Power, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Theory Practice Relationship, Withdrawal (Education)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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