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Persistence Barriers

Persistence Barriers is a theoretical construct that identifies and categorizes the systemic, institutional, psychological, and socioeconomic factors that hinder students' sustained engagement and progression in educational contexts.

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4.6K

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205

Authors

87

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2017–2026

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Publications

84

Flunking Grades: Research and Policies on Retention

Mark Wilson, Lorrie A. Shepard, Mary Lee Smith · Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis · 1990 · 490 citations

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Factors affecting student dropout in MOOCs: a cause and effect decision‐making model

Hanan Aldowah, Hosam Al‐Samarraie, Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani et al. · Journal of Computing in Higher Education · 2019 · 222 citations · Full text

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The Relationship between Barrier Courses and Persistence in Engineering

Radhika Suresh · Journal of College Student Retention Research Theory & Practice · 2006 · 182 citations

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Persistence of Women in Online Degree-Completion Programs

Terry Müller · The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning · 2008 · 152 citations · Full text

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Student perceptions of the situational, institutional, dispositional and epistemological barriers to persistence

M.R. Garland · Distance Education · 1993 · 151 citations

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Authors

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    Kevin Kinser

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    2 publications · 55 citations

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    Kimberly Knesting

    University of Northern Iowa, United States

    2 publications · 160 citations

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  3. ML
    Mary Lee Smith

    Arizona State University, United States

    2 publications · 590 citations

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  4. LA
    Lorrie A. Shepard

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    2 publications · 590 citations

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  5. SO
    Sarah O’Shea

    University of Wollongong, Australia

    1 publications · 32 citations

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Institutions

87

  1. University of Wollongong

    Wollongong, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    65 citations

  2. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    86 citations

  3. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    20 publications

    2K citations

  4. University of Northern Iowa

    Cedar Falls, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    160 citations

  5. Albany State University

    Albany, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    86 citations

  6. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    140 citations

  7. Our Lady of the Lake University

    San Antonio, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    258 citations

  8. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

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  3. Journal of Nursing Education

    JNE · 2 publications · 36 citations

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  4. College student journal

    2 publications · 80 citations

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  5. New Directions for Higher Education

    2 publications · 63 citations

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