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The Application of a Model of Turnover in Work Organizations to the Student Attrition Process
- The Review of Higher Education
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 6, Number 2, Winter 1983
- pp. 129-148
- 10.1353/rhe.1983.0026
- Article
- Additional Information
Data measuring 14 independent variables were obtained from 854 freshmen women at a major midwestern land-grant university. Twelve determinants were expected to influence satisfaction, intent to leave, and dropout in a causal sequence. The model was estimated using path analysis and multiple regression. Nine variables were ranked by total causal effects, from high to low: intent to leave, grades, practical value, opportunity, marriage, satisfaction, campus organizations, courses, and participation (R2 = .48).