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Müller, Lars; Klein, Daniel – Research in Higher Education, 2023
Students from a lower socioeconomic background have a higher risk of dropping out of higher education. The underlying mechanisms of this association between socioeconomic background and higher education dropout are not well understood. Previous research in higher education has followed Tinto's model of academic and social integration to explain…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropouts, College Students, Social Class
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Beekhoven, S.; De Jong, U.; Van Hout, H. – Research in Higher Education, 2002
Compared elements of rational choice theory and integration theory on the basis of their power to explain variance in academic progress. Asserts that the concepts should be combined, and the distinction between social and academic integration abandoned. Empirical analysis showed that an extended model, comprising both integration and rational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Students, Higher Education