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Flynn, Daniel – Research in Higher Education, 2014
Vincent Tinto originally asserted, "… it is the individual's integration into the academic and social systems of the college that most directly related to his continuance in that college" (Tinto, "Review of Educational Research" 45(10): 89-125, 1975), yet the rates of college degree attainment are still stagnant.…
Descriptors: College Students, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment, Colleges
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O'Toole, Dennis M.; Stratton, Leslie S.; Wetzel, James N. – Research in Higher Education, 2003
Used longitudinal data from the 1990-1994 Beginning Postsecondary Students Survey to evaluate the frequency of part-time enrollment and the persistence of students who ever enroll part time. Between 40% and 50% of students attending part time at least one nonsummer term, and persistence was surprisingly high. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Enrollment, Higher Education