Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ276639
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Publication Date: 1982
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Can an Institution Construct a Dropout Profile?
Lonabocker, Louise
College and University, v58 n1 p76-84 Fall 1982
An institutional attrition study showed certain reasons for dropping out cited by all students reemerging in analysis of subgroups. Financial and personal problems were most common, with unavailability of a desired major also common. However, individual differences also emerged, and strict adherence to a dropout profile is not recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Curriculum, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Financial Support, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Liberal Arts, Potential Dropouts, Private Colleges, School Surveys, Student Attitudes, Student Attrition, Student Costs, Student Employment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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