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ERIC Number: EJ437143
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0843-8854
Academic and Social Integration Variables and Secondary Student Persistence in Distance Education.
Laube, Manfred R.
Research in Distance Education, v4 n1 p2-9 Jan 1992
A survey of 351 secondary distance education students (181 responses) found significant relationships between 2 academic variables (educational goals and study time) and academic persistence; no relationship between family assistance and persistence; significant relationship between attitudes toward tutors and persistence; and no relationship for 2 other social variables (student-initiated contact with school and lack of peer interaction). (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Distance Education, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Social Integration, Student Adjustment, Student Educational Objectives, Study Habits, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: British Columbia
Note: Available from Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Box 10,000, Athabasca, Alberta T0G 2R0 Canada.