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ERIC Number: EJ436881
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Application of Investment Theory to Predicting Part-Time Community College Student Intent and Institutional Persistence/Departure Behavior.
Okun, Morris A.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v83 n2 p212-20 Jun 1991
The ability of investment theory to account for intent and behavior of 421 part-time, working community-college students concerning departure from or persistence at college was studied. The contribution of investment to institutional persistence, and a framework for the departure decision process among nontraditional college students are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Community Colleges, Decision Making, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students, Part Time Students, Predictive Measurement, School Holding Power, Student Attrition, Withdrawal (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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