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ERIC Number: EJ228178
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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The Retention Problem: An Analysis of Enrolment Attrition at a Canadian College.
Ungar, Sheldon B.
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v10 n1 p57-74 1980
A survey of undergraduates at Scarborough College (Canada) shows that students withdraw because jobs become available and not because of educational costs. Lessening of commitment to a college education is also a factor. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Students, Dropout Research, Educational Economics, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, School Holding Power, School Surveys, Student Costs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Educational Aspiration; Scarborough College (Canada); Transfers