“…His model has also been challenged by Brunsden et al (2000) for over reliance on generic factors and by Ozga and Sukhnandan (1998) for insufficient attention to context, hence incapable of adapting to increasingly diverse student populations. Higher Education retention rates differ across a wide range of factors including age of students (Ozga and Sukhandan, 1998;Yorke, 2000;Hall, 2001 andMorgan et al 2001); subject studied (Johnes, 1990;Woodley et al 1992;Yorke, 1998;Hall, 2001 andMorgan et al, 2001); socio-economic background (Raab, 1998;Hall, 2001); institution (HEFCE, 1999;Morgan et al 2001); qualifications on entry (HEFCE, 1999;Morgan et al, 2001); length of time on course (Yorke, 2000); mode of study (Benn, 1995); and job prospects at the time of withdrawal (Rome and Lewins, 1984). Braxton, J. M. and Lien, L. A.…”