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Direct linkGuarino, A. J.; Hocevar, Dennis – College and University, 2005
Tinto developed a model to predict the attrition process. The model respects a longitudinal perspective and regards persistence as a function of the quality of a student's interactions with the academic and social systems of the college. Tinto asserts that the two primary factors related to student withdrawal are the personal characteristics of…
Descriptors: Models, Locus of Control, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition
