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ERIC Number: EJ250589
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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A Longitudinal Study of Self-Concept and Locus of Control for Persisters in Six College Majors.
Behuniak, Peter Jr.; Gable, Robert K.
Educational Research Quarterly, v6 n1 p3-12 Spr 1981
Two variables related to decision making and goal persistence, self-concept and locus of control are examined. Factor analysis and reliability data for these scales are discussed, and the use of short instruments within the context of a larger survey to examine such educational variables is explained. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Analysis of Variance, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Self Concept, Statistical Data
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Longitudinal Study