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Fordyce, Hugh – Research Report, 1988
Issues concerning the collection and uses of data about college student retention are considered. Some of the documented findings about student retention in U.S. colleges is summarized, with attention to both national data and data for colleges belonging to the United Negro College Fund. Difficulties in obtaining useful retention data are…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Colleges, College Students, Data Collection
