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ERIC ED380159: Persistence and Attrition at San Juan College. |
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A project was undertaken at San Juan College, in New |
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Mexico, to examine findings from several studies of |
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student persistence and retention to shed light on |
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factors influencing persistence at the college. The |
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project took into account several definitions of |
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persistence, including re-enrollment in the subsequent |
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semester (semester to semester), re-enrollment the |
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following fall semester (fall to fall), and persistence |
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in relation to indicators of student educational goals |
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such as full-time or degree seeking status. Results of |
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the project indicated the following: (1) in 1991 and |
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1992, fall to fall persistence rates for part-time (PT) |
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degree seeking students were 42% and 35%, respectively, |
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and 59% and 46% for full-time (FT) degree-seeking |
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students; (2) semester to semester persistence rates for |
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fall 1993 were 79% for FT students and 45% for PT |
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students, with higher fall to spring persistence rates |
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than spring to fall rates; (3) in general, FT, regular |
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students persisted at higher rates than part-time or |
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provisional students; (4) 54% of students who left after |
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one semester reported that they had achieved their |
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educational goals; (5) common reasons for students not |
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returning after the first semester included a lack of |
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desired courses (15%), family responsibilities (14%), and |
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job (12%) responsibilities; and (6) 28% of non-returners |
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planned to re-enroll at the college within the following |
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year. (MAB) |
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Date Published: 2014-10-12 09:37:50 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED380159 |
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Item Size: 13756540 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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