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ERIC Number: EJ413555
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
A Psychological Model of Student Persistence.
Ethington, Corinna A.
Research in Higher Education, v31 n3 p279-93 Jun 1990
The study examined the validity of the Eccles model of achievement behaviors for its predictive validity in determining student persistence in the postsecondary educational system to completion of the baccalaureate degree. The value placed on college attendance had significant influence on persistence. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Bachelors Degrees, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Models, Objectives, Psychology, Student Attitudes, Surveys, Undergraduate Study, Validity, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cooperative Institutional Research Program