Higher Learning Retention Programs

That college does demand adjustment is perhaps best seen in the situations faced by students who, are in some sense, minorities; e.g. older students find themselves in a world in which events and activities are entirely oriented toward the young, moreover, their "peers" are consistently people several to many years younger than themselves. In some cases, "peers" may be younger than the older students own children.

Nor do students need to be actual minorities to experience adjustment difficulties. For example, Pascarella and Terenzini (1983) have noted that the experience of college can be different for men and women, a difference which can lead to very different reasons for attrition. Specifically, the authors state that females tend to leave college more as a result of social pressures while males tend to leave more as a result of academic pressures.

Social Impact of College Retention Programs

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