Testing a Theoretical Model: Australian High School Student Persistence and Attrition.

Hemmings, Brian; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ538461

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Testing a Theoretical Model: Australian High School Student Persistence and Attrition.

Hemmings, Brian; And Others

Journal of Research and Development in Education, v30 n1 p10-21 Fall 1996

This study examined why Australian high school students decided to continue or discontinue their schooling, using a comprehensive theoretical model to examine the issue. Three surveys of 817 tenth-grade students over a 13-month period indicated that the theoretical model adequately and appropriately explained and predicted students' persistence and attrition. (SM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Decision Making, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, High School Students, High Schools, Models, Social Influences, Student Attitudes, Student Needs, Withdrawal (Education)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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