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Student Retention: A Critical Phase in the Academic Careers of Minority Baccalaureate Social Workers.

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Berger, Ruth – Journal of Social Work Education, 1992

A study of 352 social work students (predominantly from minority group backgrounds and admitted to an undergraduate social work program between 1980 and 1987) examined factors contributing to retention or attrition and possible strategies for reaching out to students at risk. The report is described, and the research methodology is presented as a…

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Enrollment Influences, Higher Education, Minority Groups

The Relationship between Academic Self-Concept and School Withdrawal.

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House, J. Daniel – Journal of Social Psychology, 1993

Reports on a four-year longitudinal study of 2,544 college students to determine the relationship between academic self-concept and withdrawal from school. Finds that the most significant predictor of school withdrawal was the students' self-concept of their overall academic ability. (CFR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academic Persistence, College Attendance