Predicting University Attrition
A Replication and Extension
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20283465 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack E Edwards (Illinois Institute of Technology), Jack Edwards (Illinois Institute of Technology), L K Waters (Ohio University) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 233-236 |
| Publication date | 1983-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational and Psychological Measurement (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1644 • E-ISSN: 1552-3888 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001316448304300130 |
| OpenAlex | W2010170021 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
A previous study by Edwards and Waters (1982) was replicated and extended by incorporating a personal needs/college climate discrepancy index and a voluntary/nonvoluntary attrition break-down. A seven quarter follow-up of 197 freshmen revealed the following outcomes: 1. First quarter grade point average and satisfaction with the nonacademic part of college combined to predict undifferentiated attrition (multiple correlation being .32)—a result which replicated the outcome of the previous study, 2. First quarter grade point average was the only variable predicting nonvoluntary (academic deficiency) attrition (r = .53), 3. The personal needs/college climate discrepancy index was marginally significant (p
Attrition · Econometrics · Economics · Geography · Index (typography) · Management · Quarter (Canadian coin) · Replication (statistics) · Sociology · Statistics · Turnover · Computer Science · Demography · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Higher Education Research Studies · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.03 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 1988 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |