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ERIC Number: EJ443152
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
The Convergence between Two Theories of College Persistence.
Cabrera, Alberto F.; And Others
Journal of Higher Education, v63 n2 p143-64 Mar-Apr 1992
Two theories concerning students' decisions to leave college are compared, and the convergence and discriminant validity of the two theories are examined empirically. The extent to which the theories could be merged to help researchers understand the role of institutional and noninstitutional variables in student persistence is discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Student Attitudes, Theories, Withdrawal (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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