TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of a theoretical model of college withdrawal
T2 - Interaction effects in a multi-institutional sample
AU - Pascarella, Ernest T.
AU - Chapman, David W.
PY - 1983/3
Y1 - 1983/3
N2 - This study investigated the validity of Tinto's (1975) model of college withdrawal in four different types of institutions: residential universities, liberal arts colleges, two-year commuter institutions, and four-year commuter institutions. Analyses were conducted on a sample of 2,326 freshmen from 11 postsecondary institutions. The results generally supported the predictive validity of the model but suggested: (1) that the main-effects influence on persistence of measures of social and academic integration is modest, and (2) that the magnitude of the influence of particular aspects of social and academic integration depended to a significant degree on the characteristics of those students being considered. The theoretical and policy implications of the findings are discussed.
AB - This study investigated the validity of Tinto's (1975) model of college withdrawal in four different types of institutions: residential universities, liberal arts colleges, two-year commuter institutions, and four-year commuter institutions. Analyses were conducted on a sample of 2,326 freshmen from 11 postsecondary institutions. The results generally supported the predictive validity of the model but suggested: (1) that the main-effects influence on persistence of measures of social and academic integration is modest, and (2) that the magnitude of the influence of particular aspects of social and academic integration depended to a significant degree on the characteristics of those students being considered. The theoretical and policy implications of the findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF00977337
DO - 10.1007/BF00977337
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0010188426
SN - 0361-0365
VL - 19
SP - 25
EP - 48
JO - Research in Higher Education
JF - Research in Higher Education
IS - 1
ER -