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ERIC Number: EJ417335
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
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Effects of Peer, Faculty, and Parental Influences on Students' Persistence.
Bank, Barbara J.; And Others
Sociology of Education, v63 n3 p208-25 Jul 1990
Examines the effects of social influences on undergraduates' decisions to leave or remain at the university where they began their higher education. Reports that, with other variables held constant, effects of social influences on students' persistence remained significant. Finds that parents and peers have stronger influence than faculty on the persistence of students. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Faculty, Educational Research, Higher Education, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Social Influences, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Teacher Influence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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