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Download full textChoudhury, Agnitra Roy; Runco, Mariano – Journal of Education and Learning, 2020
Student retention is a major concern for many universities. We use observational data from a regional university located in Alabama to test whether taking a first-year seminar improves student retention rates. Using a linear probit model, we find that taking a first-year seminar course is negatively correlated with retention rates, after…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, First Year Seminars, Outcomes of Education, College Freshmen
