Promising practices in recruitment, remediation, and retention
By: Gerald H. Gaither, editor.
Contributors: Gaither, Gerald H.
Series: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series; New directions for higher education -- no. 108, Winter 1999; New directions for higher education -- no. 108.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 1999
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission; Dropouts -- Prevention; Remedial teaching
Description: "Recruitment, remediation, and retention have become high-visibility issues for higher education as these matters receive increased scrutiny from government, the media, and consumers concerned about receiving greater results. This volume... captures some of the best practices found in progressive institutions and programs in the United States on these three issues. Further, it offers a demographic profile surrounding the issues and a set of practical resources, primarily focusing on successful programs--including Web sites and other electronic resources--to assist practitioners in achieving the goals of their own programs."--From publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Demographic factors affecting higher education in the United States in the twenty-first century -- Steve H. Murdock, Md. Nazrul Hoque; title: Effective admissions recruitment -- Don Hossler; title: Strategic moves for retention success -- Randi S. Levitz, Lee Noel, Beth J. Richter; title: Student retention and progression : a special challenge for private historically black colleges and universities -- Michael T. Nettles ... [et al.]; title: Modeled retention and graduation rates : calculating expected retention and graduation rates for multicampus university systems -- Gary Blose; title: Developmental and remedial education in postsecondary education -- Hunter R. Boylan, Barbara S. Bonham, Stephen R. White; title: Remediation in Texas: a prototype for national reform? -- Susan R. Griffith, Joseph M. Meyer; title: What the future holds -- Gerald H. Gaither; title: Recruitment, remediation, and retention: suggestions for further reading and research-- Anthony J. Adam.