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ERIC Number: EJ276635
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Adult Students' Pace Toward Graduation.
Mishler, Carol; And Others
College and University, v58 n1 p31-41 Fall 1982
A study of transcripts of adult students and younger counterparts to examine patterns of credit load, stopping out, and the flow from special student status to matriculant is presented. Results support earlier findings about academic achievement, and presents new evidence that adult students' pace is generally brisker than previously assumed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Attendance Patterns, Dropout Research, Higher Education, Part Time Students, Program Length, Time to Degree
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Stopouts; University of Wisconsin Green Bay; University of Wisconsin Madison