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Peer reviewedAllen, Davis F.; Nelson, Joan M. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1989
The validity of Tinto's model of college withdrawal was investigated with 100 4-year public college women and 165 2-year private college women. Institutional commitment was most directly affected by social integration. This commitment was seen as pivotal to retention. (IAH)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Hilton, Thomas L. – 1982
Characteristics and attendance patterns of persisters and dropouts from college and vocational/technical schools were studied, and a model of the persistence process was tested using data from the National Longitudinal Study (NLS), which surveyed high school seniors in 1972, with followup surveys in 1973 and 1974. Student persistence was defined…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, College Attendance
Keim, H. David, III; And Others – 1982
In March, 1980, a project was undertaken to develop a model for continued identification and analysis of attrition factors in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Specifically, the project was designed to define attrition and distinguish dropouts from other non-returning students; develop and validate instruments for collecting…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Dropout Characteristics
