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ERIC Number: EJ591485
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Desire To Finish College: An Empirical Link between Motivation and Persistence.
Allen, David
Research in Higher Education, v40 n4 p461-85 Aug 1999
A study examined the structural relationship among four constructs--motivational factors, student background, academic performance, and student persistence in college--for both minorities and non-minorities. Although motivation failed to impact academic performance for either racial subgroup, there was a significant motivational effect on persistence for minorities, but not for non-minorities. Policy implications are examined. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Graduation, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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