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Direct linkLuo, Mingchu; Williams, James E. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2013
Enrollment practitioners commonly discuss the effect of geographic factors on retention at rural or small-city institutions. This study examined the correlations between geographic characteristics of first-year college students' home location and their retention to the second year at a university located in a small city. The dimension of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Academic Persistence, Small Schools
Lindberg, Denise; And Others – 1985
Despite the adoption of special state funding formulas that address the needs of small schools, Utah educators have continued to observe an imbalance in academic performance between rural and urban students. This report examines: academic achievement in Utah's small schools; factors related to school size that may influence academic achievement;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College Preparation, Faculty Workload
