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Direct linkTurley, Ruth N. Lopez – Sociology of Education, 2009
The process by which students decide whether and where to attend college has been based most commonly on a college-choice model that is independent of the students' geographic context. However, the ability to attend college close to home is often among the most important factors that U.S. high school students, especially minorities and the…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Choice, Criteria, Models
Peer reviewedPascarella, Ernest T.; And Others – Sociology of Education, 1983
Tinto's model of college persistence/withdrawal, developed for residential colleges, is tested at a nonresidential institution. Results indicated that the concepts of person-environment fit, social integration, and institutional commitment operated differently in the commuter institution. A reconceptualized model for explaining…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Commuter Colleges, Decision Making, Dropout Characteristics
