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ERIC Number: EJ276638
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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In Search of the Silken Purse: Factors in Attrition among First-Generation Students.
Billson, Janet Mancini; Terry, Margaret Brooks
College and University, v58 n1 p57-75 Fall 1982
A study in one private residential and one public commuter liberal arts college compared these characteristics in students whose parents had not attended college with those whose parents had: social integration, academic integration, external support, institutional context, satisfaction with college, role embracement, academic rewards, and commitment to the institution. (MSE)
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research, Educational Background, Educationally Disadvantaged, First Generation College Students, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Nontraditional Students, Parent Background, Private Colleges, Residential Colleges, State Colleges, Student Attrition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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