So Close, yet So Far Away: Early vs. Late Dropouts

Autor/inn/en	Ma, Yanli; Cragg, Kristina M.
Titel	So Close, yet So Far Away: Early vs. Late Dropouts
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 14 (2013) 4, S.533-548 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0251
Schlagwörter	Dropouts; College Transfer Students; Undergraduate Students; Regression (Statistics); Time to Degree; Dropout Research; Dropout Rate; Graduation Rate; Predictor Variables; Age; Sex; College Freshmen; Grade Point Average; Ethnicity; Academic Persistence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Prädiktor; Alter; Lebensalter; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Studienanfänger; Ethnizität
Abstract	While some students drop out early in their academic career, others drop out close to completion. What similarities and differences exist between these early and late dropouts? Using a sample 3,520 first-time, full-time (FTFT) students seeking a bachelor's degree at a state university, this study employs multinomial logistic regression to model factors influencing early dropout, late dropout, and 6-year graduation. Results show that age, gender, ethnicity, and first-year college GPA are significant predictors of early dropout relative to late dropout and that early dropouts and late dropouts differed from graduates in different ways. Additionally, the majority of late dropouts do not matriculate at any college after dropping out based on National Student Clearinghouse records. Campus implications will be discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10