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Farabaugh-Dorkins, Cheryl – Association for Institutional Research, 1991
The study presented in this document was designed to test, through path analysis, a modified version of the Bean and Metzner (1985) model of nontraditional student attrition in an effort to understand why older students frequently dropped out of a large public university in the Midwest. Four variables from Bean and Metzner's model were deleted and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Dropouts, Higher Education, Models
Download full textKalsner, Lydia – Higher Education Extension Service Review, 1991
This journal issue discusses student attrition and the major recurring themes regarding students withdrawing from college. It is revealed that less than 15 percent of student departures are as a result of academic dismissal, with the remaining students leaving voluntarily, even when their academic performance is clearly acceptable. The following…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Dropout Research, Dropout Prevention
