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ERIC Number: EJ370571
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Factors Affecting Persistence of Deaf College Students.
Stinson, Michael S.; And Others
Research in Higher Education, v27 n3 p244-58 1987
A study of attrition after the first year of college was conducted at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. A path-analytic model of nine factors affecting student persistence was tested using LISREL. The results indicate that social integration is an important factor in college persistence. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Deafness, Higher Education, Models, Social Integration, Student Attrition, Withdrawal (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Technical Institute for the Deaf