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ERIC Number: EJ520139
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Characteristics of Extenders: Full-Time Students Who Take Light Credit Loads and Graduate in More Than Four Years.
Volkwein, James Fredericks; Lorang, Wendell G.
Research in Higher Education, v37 n1 p43-68 Feb 1996
Analysis of transcripts and survey responses of undergraduate students in one university identified three types of student extenders (full-time students taking longer than normal to complete a degree), determined by financial need, grade-consciousness, and special situations. Characteristics of these groups are compared with those posited by several research models of student retention. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Credits, College Students, Course Selection (Students), Enrollment Influences, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Program Length, Scheduling, Student Characteristics, Time Factors (Learning), Time to Degree
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Course Load