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Adult Student Drop-Out at Post-secondary Institutions
- The Review of Higher Education
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 17, Number 4, Summer 1994
- pp. 423-445
- 10.1353/rhe.1994.0011
- Article
- Additional Information
The age distribution of student populations at post-secondary institutions has become more heterogeneous, complicating assessments of students at risk for dropping out. Vincent Tinto’s (1975) model of student attrition is tested for age-related sensitivity.