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Download full textWilson, Claire A.; Dave, Hiten; D'Costa, Malvika; Babcock, Sarah E.; Saklofske, Donald H. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2022
Few studies have examined the contribution of individual psychological factors to long-term indicators of academic success. This study examines the influence of personality and individual difference factors in relation to retention. In this study, 290 Canadian undergraduate students completed measures of personality, resiliency, perfectionism, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Personality, Persistence
DeClou, Lindsay – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2016
Attrition from Canadian graduate programs is a point of concern on a societal, institutional, and individual level. To improve retention in graduate school, a better understanding of what leads to withdrawal needs to be reached. This paper uses logistic regression and discrete-time survival analysis with time-varying covariates to analyze data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Regression (Statistics), Graduate Students
Stewart, Jo; Martinello, Felice – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2012
Using data from several introductory-level courses at one Canadian university, community college transfer students were compared to transfer students from other universities and to non-transfer students on a number of measures of academic success. The three groups did not differ significantly in terms of course withdrawal rates, and final course…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grades (Scholastic), Withdrawal (Education), Foreign Countries
Stewart, Miriam J. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1990
A survey of 30 withdrawing students and 85 graduates of health professions schools of a Canadian university found that program and curriculum dissatisfaction, uncertainty about educational and occupational goals, and stress associated with the profession were the most important reasons for voluntary withdrawal. Dropouts were typically older,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Allied Health Occupations Education, Dropout Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Johnson, Genevieve M.; Buck, George H. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1995
A survey of 498 undergraduate students withdrawing from a Canadian university was used to develop a model of student attrition. Students frequently attributed withdrawal to personal characteristics, institutional factors, and societal variables. Student academic performance was a causal factor for university-initiated withdrawal, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Environment, College Students, Decision Making
Donaldson, E. L.; Dixon, E. A. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1995
A study of first-year chemistry students (n=962) in one Canadian university investigated factors that may contribute to retention or withdrawal of women in science study. Results show transition patterns into and during the first year of university that suggest that career paths and lifestyles begin to differentiate between genders in ways much…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Chemistry, College Environment, College Freshmen
Holdaway, Edward A. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1994
A survey of 94 department heads and 112 graduate supervisors at 5 Canadian universities investigated organizational and administrative practices concerning graduate programs and factors affecting successful completion of/withdrawal from graduate programs. Factors identified include student motivation, quality of supervision, student selection,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Administrator Attitudes
