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ERIC Number: EJ413910
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Persistence of College Transfer Students.
Tyler, Diane; Small, James M.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v36 n2 p181-88 Jun 1990
Summarizes survey results of students in college-to-university transfer program. Distinguishes between persisters and nonpersisters to identify attrition factors. Nonpersisters (10 percent of whole) were found indistinguishable, except in having recognized "stepping out" as an option. Confirms value of transfer programs. Offers suggestions for managing college-university transfer problems. (TES)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students, Mail Surveys, Postsecondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Attrition, Student Characteristics, Student Mobility, Transfer Programs, Two Year Colleges, Universities
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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