A Longitudinal Study of Attrition among Engineering Students.

Hayden, Davis C.; Holloway, Elizabeth L.

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ERIC Number: EJ321510

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Publication Date: 1985

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A Longitudinal Study of Attrition among Engineering Students.

Hayden, Davis C.; Holloway, Elizabeth L.

Engineering Education, v75 n7 p664-68 Apr 1985

Identified factors which distinguish persisters, dropouts, and transfer students in engineering. Also determined a discriminant function which predicts persistence of an incoming engineering student. Factors influencing attrition include: student expectations, academic style, and faculty support.

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Engineering, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Student Attrition, Transfer Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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