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ERIC Number: EJ417081
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0091-5521
An Application of the Tinto Model to the Analysis of Freshman Persistence in a Community College.
Halpin, Richard L.
Community College Review, v17 n4 p22-32 Spr 1990
Describes a study applying the Tinto Model to predict student persistence/exit in a community college setting. A questionnaire assessing background, environmental, and integration variables was administered to full-time students during their first semester, successfully predicting subsequent persistence/exit behavior and affirming the utility of the Tinto Model for two-year colleges. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Models, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Student Characteristics, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Withdrawal (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Tinto Theory