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Peer reviewedTerenzini, Patrick T.; And Others – Review of Higher Education, 1985
A study of the predictive validity of Tinto's theory of college student attrition is described. Compensatory interaction between levels of goal and institutional commitment indicated that institutional commitment had its greatest positive influence on retention for students with low levels of commitment to completing a college degree, and vice…
Descriptors: Background, College Students, Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education
