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Publication Date: 1998
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Motivation for Return to Study as a Predictor of Completion of Degree Amongst Female Mature Students with Children.
Scott, Catherine; Burns, Ailsa; Cooney, George
Higher Education, v35 n2 p221-39 Mar 1998
Motivation for returning to higher education was assessed for 117 adult female college graduates with children and 118 students who had withdrawn before graduation. Motivation was found related to previous education, age, marital status, life cycle stage, employment satisfaction, family support. Interrupters and persisters were generally similar; the few differences appear to be associated with life circumstances. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Age Differences, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Educational Background, Family Influence, Females, Graduation, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, Learning Motivation, Marital Status, Mothers, Predictor Variables, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Withdrawal (Education), Womens Education
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Language: English
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