Third-year college retention and transfer: Effects of academic performance, motivation, and social connectedness

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 647-664

  Allen, Jeff ^a   Robbins, Steven B ^a   Casillas, Alex ^a   Oh, In Sue ^b  

^a American College Testing Incorporated   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic motivation; College persistence; Retention; Social connectedness; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249110780     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-008-9098-3     Document Type: Article

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