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ERIC Number: EJ442283
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
High School Factors That Influence Students to Remain in School.
Ainley, John; And Others
Journal of Educational Research, v85 n2 p69-80 Nov-Dec 1991
Australian study examined the ways that school factors and family background influenced high school students to stay in school for the senior secondary noncompulsory years. Researchers proposed a causal model which suggested student achievement level and perceptions of the quality of school life influenced their intentions. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Attrition (Research Studies), Decision Making, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies, School Holding Power, Student Attitudes, Student Attrition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia