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ERIC Number: EJ285752
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jun
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Psychosocial Correlates of Dropout and Achievement in an Adult High School Completion Program.
Garrison, D. R.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v29 n2 p131-39 Jun 1983
A study of the relative effects of socioeconomic and psychological factors on adult learner dropouts revealed that dropout and persistence are apparently two distinct phenomena. The Social Readjustment Rating Scale was the best significant predictor of dropout. The Differential Aptitude Test was the only significant predictor of achievement. (SB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Students, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Socioeconomic Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: British Columbia; Differential Aptitude Test; Psychological Influences; Social Readjustment Rating Scale