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Retaining Teacher Candidates in the New American College.
Dewalt, Mark W.; Vare, Jonatha W.; Dockery, E. Ray – 2001
This study examined why students leave teacher education. It included 657 students from a comprehensive institution of higher education who took an entry-level education course in the fall or spring semester of 1998-1999 and 1999-2000. Researchers hypothesized that there would be a relationship among grade point average (GPA), scholastic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Point Average
Predicting Student Retention in Teacher Education Programs.
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Vare, Jonatha W.; Dewalt, Mark W.; Dockery, E. Ray – 2000
This paper describes the preliminary results from a longitudinal study of student teacher attrition and retention. The sample consisted of 316 students in an initial course in teacher education. Data collection included the following: high school grade point ratio (GPR); SAT scores; other demographic information, such as education of father and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Point Average