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Download full textALFERT, ELIZABETH; SUCZEK, ROBERT F. – 1966
AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE OF THE PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF COLLEGE DROPOUTS. PERSONALITY INVENTORIES AND RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES WERE USED TO DISTINGUISH PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS UNIQUE OR ESPECIALLY PREVALENT AMONG DROPOUTS. THE PERSONALITY SCALE DATA AND MOST OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE DATA USED IN THE STUDY WERE MADE AVAILABLE FROM…
Descriptors: College Students, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Cohen, Arthur M.; And Others – 1969
In an effort to identify characteristics that relate to student dropout, 259 entering freshmen at a large community college were studied with personality, ability, and demographic measures, and it was hypothesized that a group of highly efficient predictor variables would become evident. Instruments used were the Omnibus Personality Inventory…
Descriptors: Ability, Demography, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Cohen, Arthur M.; Brawer, Florence B. – 1970
A compilation of selected research on students in higher education is presented along with a review of two studies on personality and demographic characteristics of junior college students. The personality study was designed to identify potential dropouts, and the demographic study was used to measure heterogeneity and homogeneity among junior…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Freshmen, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
