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Download full textKerka, Sandra – 1989
This document reviews research on the factors affecting the retention of adult students, discusses the relevance of some attrition models for adults, and presents strategies for helping adults adapt to the university and for adapting the university to adults. Reviewing factors affecting retention, the digest says that student characteristics,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, College Environment, Higher Education
