The College-Fit Theory and Engineering Students.

Taylor, Ronald G.; Whetstone, Robert D.

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The College-Fit Theory and Engineering Students.

Taylor, Ronald G.; Whetstone, Robert D.

Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, v15 n4 p267-73 Jan 1983

Examined educational goals and personal characteristics (values and attitudes) of academically successful and unsuccessful men and women engineering students. Confirmed the college-fit theory: If the values, goals, and attitudes of a student correspond to those of an institution, the student is likely to remain at the institution. (PAS)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, College Students, Engineering Education, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Student Attrition, Values

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