A Multinomial Logit Model of College Stopout and Dropout Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Stratton, Leslie S.; O'Toole, Dennis M.; Wetzela, James N.
Titel	A Multinomial Logit Model of College Stopout and Dropout Behavior
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 27 (2008) 3, S.319-331 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.04.003
Schlagwörter	Stopouts; Dropout Rate; Dropout Research; Postsecondary Education; College Freshmen; School Surveys; Human Capital; Educational Demand; Student Attrition; Dropout Characteristics; Statistical Surveys; Robustness (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausstieg; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Studienanfänger; Humankapital; Bildungsanforderung; Bildungsnachfrage; Schülerbeurlaubung; Statistische Erhebung; Widerstandsfähigkeit
Abstract	Studies of college attrition typically assume that all attrition is permanent. We use data from the 1990/94 Beginning Postsecondary Survey to distinguish between long-term dropout and short-term stopout behavior in order to test that assumption. We find significant differences between those who stop out and those who drop out in the first year. Failure to recognize these differences biases the results of standard attrition models and hence may cause policy makers to pursue inappropriate policy initiatives or incorrectly target at-risk populations. Furthermore, the type of financial aid received is found to have a differential impact on stopout versus dropout probabilities. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10