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Reynolds, Pauline J.; Gross, Jacob P. K.; Millard, Bill; Pattengale, Jerry – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2010
The vast amount of research conducted on student persistence over the past thirty years is indicative of the continuing and evolving interest in retention of students. Framed through multiple perspectives, this retention research is driven by the fact that more students leave institutions without graduating, year after year. Much more than an…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Graduation Rate, Persistence, School Holding Power
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Fidler, Paul P. – 1980
A profile of freshmen at the University of South Carolina (USC) was drawn from a survey during the 1979 summer and fall orientation programs. Twelve areas of interest were taken from the results: age, racial background, average grade in high school, highest degree planned, reasons for selecting the college, parental income, probable college major,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Age, College Choice, College Freshmen