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Brooks, William; Emery, Lawrence – Canadian Counsellor, 1974
A questionnaire was administered to students who withdrew from two academic institutions - a teachers' college and a state university - to study their reasons for leaving. The most important reason for students' withdrawal was their feeling that the institution did not offer an academic experience that met their personal objectives. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Research, Student Alienation
McIntosh, Barbara M.; And Others – Canadian Counsellor, 1974
Results of questionnaires (n=5,000) mailed to college dropouts indicate that: (1) most students left their freshman year; (2) they did not discusss their decision with university personnel; and (3) their reasons were academic difficulties, personal-emotional problems, and external-environmental pressures. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Research, Student Alienation
Vander Well, A.; Sartoris, P. C. – Canadian Counsellor, 1973
A questionnaire was completed by students withdrawing from the University of Alberta during the 1970-71 session. In addition to obtaining biographical information, reasons for withdrawal were grouped into six basic categories: financial, academic, personal, extracurricular, health, and living arrangements. These findings are discussed in relation…
Descriptors: College Students, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Student College Relationship
