In particular, this paper examines the intention-to-persist implication of five major factors namely Academic integration, Social integration, Goal and Institutional commitment, Career outcome expectation, and Social and cultural capital. The paper went through two main stages; the preliminary study and the main study. The preliminary study employs qualitative method to adjust and supplement the adapted the existing measurement scales. The main study conducts a quantitative survey with 350 questionnaires distributed to students of five universities. |
