A Longitudinal Investigation of Dropout from College in the United States

By Terry T. Ishitani, Stephen L. Desjardins. 2002

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What Higher Education Has to Say about the Transition to College (2007, methodology): “Another recent improvement to the literature is the appearance of studies using event history analysis (e.g., DesJardins et al., 2002; DesJardins, McCall, Ahlburg, & Moye, 2002; Ishitani & DesJardins, 2002), which reflect the conceptualization of the transition to college as a longitudinal process.”
Exploring the Effects of Financial Aid on the Gap in Student Dropout Risks by Income Level (2008, background): “A limited number of studies demonstrate that loans and student employment reduce dropout probabilities in the later years of one’s student career ( Ishitani and DesJardins 2002 ).”
A Nested Analysis of Factors Affecting Bachelor's Degree Completion (2003, background): “There have been few studies examining the longitudinal and sequential nature of graduation (for exceptions see DesJardins, Ahlburg, & McCall, 1999; Ishitani & DesJardins, 2002).”
Pathways to Boosting the Earnings of Low-Income Students by Increasing Their Educational Attainment. (2009, background): “Overall, the receipt of financial aid has a positive effect on persistence and degree completion, especially among low-income students (Dynarski, 1999; Ishitani & DesJardins, 2002; Wei & Horn, 2002).”
Factors Influencing College Persistence for First-Time Students. (2015, background): “Although some researchers indicate that receiving financial aid influences persistence (Bean, 1985; Cabrera, Nora, & Castañeda, 1992; Ishitani & DesJardins, 2002; Voorhees, 1985), other researchers assert that student aid is less influential in supporting persistence since students respond to price…”
Why Students Choose STEM Majors (2013, background): “In addition, the receipt of financial aid affects students’ academic choices (e.g., DesJardins, Ahlburg, & McCall, 2006; Ishitani & DesJardins, 2002) and in particular may positively influence students’ choice of a STEM major (Kienzl & Trent, 2009).”
Studying Attrition and Degree Completion Behavior among First-Generation College Students in the United States (2006, methodology): “…have addressed educational issues using the event history modeling (DesJardins, Ahlburg, & McCall, 1999, 2002; Murtaugh, Burns, & Schuster, 1999; Ishitani & DesJardins, 2002; Singer & Willett, 1991), examination of attrition behavior of first-generation college students using this particular…”
How Does Grit Impact College Students' Academic Achievement in Science?. (2016, methodology): “Past academic performance has been used both as a proxy for student persistence (Cabrera, Nora, Terenzini, Pascarella & Hagedorn, 1999; Ishitani & DesJardins, 2002) and for cognitive ability.”
Social Capital and Academic Motivation Among First-Generation Community College Students (2015, background): “Low-income, first-generation college students consistently drop out of postsecondary institutions at higher rates than their middle- and upper-income peers who have college educated parents (Ishanti & DesJardins, 2002).”
Mentoring Students: Conceptualizing and Validating the Multi-Dimensions of a Support System (2007, background): “…as family and work responsibilities (Nora, Cabrera, Hagedorn, & Pascarella, 1996), a student’s involvement on campus (Astin, 1993), and financial assistance (Cabrera, Nora, & Castaneda, 1992; DuBrock, 1999; Hu & St. John, 2001; Ishitani & DesJardins, 2002; Murdock, 1995; St. John, 1990a, 1990b).”
How Do Transfers Survive after “Transfer Shock”? A Longitudinal Study of Transfer Student Departure at a Four-Year Institution (2008, background): “While a handful of studies have addressed educational issues using event history modeling (DesJardins et al. 1999; Ishitani 2003, 2006; Ishitani and DesJardins 2002; McLendon et al. 2006; Murtaugh et al. 1999), the examination of the departure behavior of transfer students at a four-year instituti”
Mental disorders among college students in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys (2016, unknown): “…et al. 2000) and mood (Lewinsohn et al. 1998; Costello et al. 2002) disorders have many similarities with risk factors for college attrition (Ishitani & DesJardins, 2002; Stratton et al. 2006; Hartley, 2010), such as high stress, interpersonal discord and diminished social support, none of…”