Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition
The College Board recently released its annual summary of college enrollment statistics, which shows that approximately 58 percent of graduating high school seniors attend some type of post-secondary institution. Of this number, roughly 55 percent will drop out before completing a degree program. Tinto, professor of sociology and education at Syracuse University, focuses on what can be done to reverse the trend. He emphasizes concern for the education of the student and full integration of the student in the social and intellectual life of the institution. This perceptive, well-researched book does an exceptional job of blending theory with practical suggestions and makes an important contribution to the literature of higher education. Highly recommended. Richard H. Quay, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, OhioCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.