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This study uses a revised integrated model ofundergraduate persistence to examine first-yearretention at a private, highly selective researchuniversity. Findings from the study provide strongsupport for use of the model in futurestudies.
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Berger, J.B., Milem, J.F. THE ROLE OF STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AND PERCEPTIONS OF INTEGRATION IN A CAUSAL MODEL OF STUDENT PERSISTENCE. Research in Higher Education 40, 641–664 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018708813711
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