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The Validity of Selected Correlates of Unexcused Absences in a Four-Year Private College

David Kowalewski

Alfred University

Elizabeth Holstein

Alfred University

Virginia Schneider

Alfred University

The correlates of unexcused class absences were examined through interview of students at a small liberal arts college. Possible predictors included the student's sex, residence, personal payment of college expenses, major, year in college, bar attendance, marijuana use, and interest in courses. The most valid indicators of absences were bar attendance and marijuana use. In addition, attendance proved positively and significantly correlated with grade point average. The implications of the findings for parents, administrators, teachers, and students were discussed.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 49, No. 4, 985-991 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/001316448904900422
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