Adult Learner Retention Revisited [electronic resource] / Sandra Kerka.

Although attrition is repeatedly described as the number one problem in adult basic education (ABE), the raw numbers of attrition rates do not tell the whole story. Studies show noncompleters in both ABE and higher education sometimes leave when they feel their goals have been realized. Counting adu...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Kerka, Sandra
Corporate Author:	ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995.
Series:	ERIC digest (Columbus, Ohio) ; no. 166.
Subjects:	Academic Persistence. Adult Basic Education. Adult Counseling. Adult Dropouts. Adult Learning. Adult Students. College Students. Dropout Characteristics. Dropout Prevention. Dropout Research. Higher Education. Potential Dropouts. School Holding Power. Student Attrition. Withdrawal (Education)