In Search of the Silken Purse Factors in Attrition among First-Generation Students. Revised /

In Search of the Silken Purse [electronic resource] : Factors in Attrition among First-Generation Students. Revised / Janet Mancini Billson and Margaret Brooks Terry.

The influence of family background, including parental education, on college student attrition was evaluated with first- and second-generation American students. A total of 701 enrolled students and those who left before graduation were surveyed at a primarily residential private liberal arts colleg...

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Main Author: Billson, Janet Mancini
Other Authors: Terry, Margaret Brooks
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1982.
Subjects:
Academic Aspiration.
Academic Persistence.
Commuter Colleges.
Cultural Background.
Culture Conflict.
Educational Benefits.
Expectation.
Family Influence.
First Generation College Students.
Higher Education.
Immigrants.
Parent Background.
Residential Colleges.
Student Adjustment.
Student Attitudes.
Student Attrition.
Student Employment.
Values.

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