Survey of college policies to retain students at risk of withdrawal
Contributors: Primary Research Group
Publisher: Primary Research Group
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781574402520
Subjects: Dropouts; Prevention; Statistics; College dropouts
Description: "The 275-page study looks closely at how colleges are developing special programs to retain at risk populations such as students in need of remedial help, immigrants, students with limited financial means, and other categories of student at risk of withdrawal. The study examines the effectiveness of programs in remedial mathematics and writing, English as a Second Language, special programs for at-risk veterans, financial literacy programs, specialized tutoring, and other programs and approaches designed to identify and help students at risk of withdrawal."--Researchandmarkets.com.
Notes: Chiefly tables.

"Questionnaire assistance for this report was provided by Steven Gaunke"--Page 3.
Table of contents: title: Retention and remediation; title: Retention programs for immigrant students; title: Retention programs for academically underprepared students; title: Retention programs for students with limited financial resources; title: Retention programs for veteran students; title: Funding for retention programs; title: Assessment of retention programs; title: Looking back and looking ahead.