College student retention : formula for student success /

"Although access to higher education is virtually universally available, about 50% of students who start in a higher education program drop out before completion of the degree. As enrollment and retention remain top priorities for universities, colleges, governments, parents, and students thems...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Seidman, Alan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers : Published in partnership with the American Council on Education, ©2012.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:American Council on Education series on higher education (2009)
Temas:
College attendance > United States.
College dropouts > United States.
Academic achievement > United States.
Effectifs étudiants > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Academic achievement.
College attendance.
College dropouts.
United States.
Academic Dissertation
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Past to present
  • Measurements of persistence
  • Retention theories, models, and concepts
  • How to define retention
  • Finances and retention
  • Pre-college and institutional influences on degree attainment
  • The community college
  • pathways to a four-year degree
  • Online student retention
  • Student persistence and degree attainment beyond the first year in college
  • Moving from theory to action
  • Taking action.

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