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Download full textLussier, Thelma G. – 1995
The completion rate and median time to degree of three doctoral cohorts at the University of Manitoba were analyzed by gender and by field of study and the results were compared to studies elsewhere. To evaluate factors affecting students' progress, a mail questionnaire was sent in the fall of 1993 to all students (N=105) first admitted to the…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Departments, Doctoral Degrees
Wlodkowski, Raymond J.; Mauldin, Jennifer E.; Gahn, Sandra W. – 2001
This report reviews a study to identify individual factors that affect adult learners' success and persistence in college programs. Part 1, a historical analysis, uses past records of students to analyze patterns of persistence and success. It examines how demographic variables relate to continuing enrollment, grade point average (GPA), and degree…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Acceleration (Education), Adult Dropouts, Adult Students
