Attribution theory must surely play a part.  Someone who feels that the
success they are experiencing as a learner is due to their own hard work
and efforts would be more likely to persist in their efforts.
Donna Brian

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Subject: [SpecialTopics 119] Re: Persistence Discussion questions


In a message dated 7/11/2006 11:23:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
comingjo at gse.harvard.edu writes:

	As far as persistence is concerned, what other context or
personal factors 
	do people think might be important? That is, that the impact of
supports to 
	persistence might be affected by these factors.
	

John and All,
 
You have hit here on my question: What is the difference between program
supports to persistence and the nature of student persistence? I see
them as two different things, and most of the posts have been dealt with
supports.  If we can identify the nature of persistence, we might be
able to recruit to the point.  This may not be a popular stance, but
given the drop out rate and even the stop out rate, perhaps we should
give it a try.
 
Meta Potts
FOCUS on Literacy
Glen Allen, Virginia
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