Stop-out or Drop-out? An Examination of College Withdrawals and Re-Enrollments

Autor/in	Woosley, Sherry
Titel	Stop-out or Drop-out? An Examination of College Withdrawals and Re-Enrollments
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 5 (2004) 3, S.293-303 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0251
Schlagwörter	School Holding Power; Dropout Research; Stopouts; Dropouts; Withdrawal (Education); Undergraduate Students; Student Educational Objectives; Comparative Analysis; Individual Differences; Student Experience; Enrollment Influences; Student Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausstieg; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Kursabbruch; Individueller Unterschied; Studienerfahrung; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	The withdrawal policies of many universities are based on the supposition that being able to withdraw without grade point repercussions will encourage students to return to the institution at a later date. This study focused on withdrawing students and examined the differences between those who re-enroll after a withdrawal and those who do not. About one-third of withdrawing students did re-enroll. Although intentions to return were related to re-enrollment behaviors, respondents were not always accurate in their predictions. Numerous differences were also found between those who did re-enroll and those who did not, including educational goals, work commitments, adjustment issues, health-related problems, and participation levels. The results suggest that the distinction between drop-outs and stop-outs may further our understanding of student retention issues. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10