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Jones, Dionne J.; Watson, Betty Collier – 1990
Student attrition is a major problem for American colleges and universities because an increasing number of enrollees fit the demographic and socioeconomic profile of "high-risk" students, who consist in general of minorities, the academically disadvantaged, the disabled, and those of low socioeconomic status. Declining enrollments leave…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research