ERIC Number: EJ999917
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0897-5264
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Why Some Students Leave College during Their Senior Year
Hunt, Patricia F.; Boyd, Vivian S.; Gast, Linda K.; Mitchell, Alice; Wilson, Wendy
Journal of College Student Development, v53 n5 p737-742 Sep-Oct 2012
Although many studies have examined college student attrition, no extant literature examines the phenomenon of undergraduates who discontinue their enrollment in college during a semester of their senior year. This study used both institutional and self-reported survey data to examine the rationale behind seniors' decision to leave college during a semester and before degree completion. Further, because there is a significant gap in graduation rates between first-generation and non-first-generation students, we examined statistically significant differences between first generation and non-first-generation college seniors on this issue.
Descriptors: Student Attrition, First Generation College Students, Undergraduate Students, College Seniors, Graduation Rate, Student Surveys, Disproportionate Representation, Statistical Significance, Racial Differences, Family Influence, Stress Variables, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Burnout, Academic Advising, Student Employment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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