How do transfers survive after "transfer shock"? A longitudinal study of transfer student departure at a four-year institution

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 403-419

  Ishitani, Terry T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic persistence; Event history modeling; Transfer students

Indexed keywords

EID: 44749085211     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-008-9091-x     Document Type: Article

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