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Peer reviewedBillson, Janet Mancini; Terry, Margaret Brooks – College and University, 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…
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research, Educational Background
Download full textBillson, Janet Mancini; Terry, Margaret Brooks – 1982
The influence of family background, including parental education, on college student attrition was evaluated with first- and second-generation American students. A total of 701 enrolled students and those who left before graduation were surveyed at a primarily residential private liberal arts college and at a primarily commuter state-supported…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Commuter Colleges, Cultural Background
