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Peer reviewedSandler, Martin E. – Research in Higher Education, 2000
Examined the persistence of students (n=937), 24 years of age or older, studying in two- and four-year degree programs by combining data from a survey questionnaire and institutional records. The structural equation model of Cabrera et al. (1993) was adapted for this older population, with identification of three additional variables: career…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Behavior Patterns, Career Choice
Download full textRoche, J.; Shale, D.; Kelly, W. – 1996
This study examined the characteristics of part-time students at the University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada) and Athabasca University (Alberta, Canada), an open admissions undergraduate distance education university. Also called adult students or non-traditional students, part-time students have been viewed as a homogenous group despite marked…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Behavior Patterns, College Students
