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Publication Date: 1982
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In Search of the Silken Purse: Factors in Attrition among First-Generation Students.
Billson, Janet Mancini; Terry, Margaret Brooks
College and University, v58 n1 p57-75 Fall 1982
A study in one private residential and one public commuter liberal arts college compared these characteristics in students whose parents had not attended college with those whose parents had: social integration, academic integration, external support, institutional context, satisfaction with college, role embracement, academic rewards, and commitment to the institution. (MSE)
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research, Educational Background, Educationally Disadvantaged, First Generation College Students, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Nontraditional Students, Parent Background, Private Colleges, Residential Colleges, State Colleges, Student Attrition
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Language: English
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