Postsecondary "High-Tech" Training for Women on Welfare: Correlates of Program Completion.

Weidman, John C.; White, Richard N.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Postsecondary "High-Tech" Training for Women on Welfare: Correlates of Program Completion.

Weidman, John C.; White, Richard N.

Journal of Higher Education, v56 n5 p555-68 Sep-Oct 1985

A study of nontraditional postsecondary students revealed that Tinto's Model for explaining dropout was applicable to these students but that it could be made more comprehensive for nontraditional students by considering pressures external to the educational setting. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Dropout Research, Females, Models, Nontraditional Students, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions, Student Characteristics, Technology, Training, Welfare Services

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