College student retention
Subtitle: formula for student success
By: [edited by] Alan Seidman
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781442212527; 9781442212534
Subjects: Academic achievement; EDUCATION / Higher; EDUCATION / Administration / General; College dropouts; College attendance
Description: "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 themselves, this book offers a formula for student success to retain and graduate students. Updates to this edition include chapters on community college retention, on-line programs, and retention theories"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: Chapter 1: Past to Present: A Historical Look at Retention / Joseph B. Berger, Geraldo Blanco Ramirez, and Susan Lyons; title: Chapter 2: Measurements of Persistence / Thomas G. Mortenson; title: Chapter 3: Retention Theories, Models and Concepts / Lonnie Morrison, Loretta Silverman; title: Chapter 4: How to Define Retention: A New Look at an Old Problem / Linda Serra Hagedorn; title: Chapter 5: Finances and Retention: Trends and Inplications / John H. Schuh and Ann Gansemer-Topf; title: Chapter 6: Pre-College and Institutional Influences on Degree Attainment / Alexander W. Astin and Leticia Oseguera; title: Chapter 7: Community College Retention / Liliana Mina and Gloria Crisp; title: Chapter 8: Pathways to a Four-Year Degree: Determinants of Transfer and Degree Completion / Alberto F. Cabrera, Kurt R. Burkum, Steven M. LaNasa, and Erin W. Bibo; title: Chapter 9: On-line Student Retention / Daniel W. Salter; title: Chapter 10: Student Persistence and Defree Attainment Beyond the First Year in College / Amaury Nora and Gloria Crisp; title: Chapter 11: Moving From Theory to Action / Vincent Tinto; title: Chapter 12: Taking Action: A Formula and Model for Student Success / Alan Seidman.