| Description |
1 online resource (513 pages) |
| Contents |
Increasing Persistence: Research-Based Strategies for College Student Success; Contents; Figures and Tables; Figures; Tables; Preface; Section 1: What Do We Know About Retention and Persistence to Degree?; Section 2: The Case for Intensified Campus Efforts; Section 3: Core Components of Student Success; Section 4: Proven Student Success Practices; Section 5: Making Student Success a Priority; The Authors; Acknowledgments; Section 1: What Do We Know About Retention and Persistence to Degree?; 1: Defining, Refining Perspectives on Student Success; Terms Associated with Students |
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Students Who Persist; Students Who Leave But (May or May Not) Persist Elsewhere; Students Who Leave; Terms Associated with Institutions; Retention; Graduation/Completion/Persistence to Degree; Progression; Terms Associated with Interaction Between Student and Institution; Involvement; Integration; Engagement; Reflections on the Definitions and Constructs; A Broader Perspective on Student Success; 2: Overview of Theoretical Perspectives on Student Success; Theoretical Perspectives; Sociological Perspectives; Psychological Perspectives; Organizational Perspectives; Economic Perspectives |
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Cultural Perspectives; Integrated Perspectives; Additional Perspectives; Student Characteristics Contributing to Retention; Institutional Conditions Contributing to Retention; Institutional Interventions Contributing to Retention; Conclusion; Section 2: The Case for Intensified Campus Efforts; 3: The Demographic Challenge; Characteristics of College Students; The Demographics of the Educational Pipeline; A Shifting and Diversifying Population; Getting to College; Moving Toward College; Moving Through College; Completing College; The Impact of Educational Attainment; Conclusion |
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4: Public and Private Benefits of College; History of Higher Education's Benefits; Public and Private Benefits of Higher Education; Public Economic Benefits; Private Economic Benefits; Public Social Benefits; Private Social Benefits; Conclusion; 5: Retention or Recruitment: Examining the Return on Investment; The Costs of Recruitment; Direct Costs; Indirect Costs; The Costs of Attrition; Lost Tuition; Recruitment Costs; Financial Aid; Instructional Staff; Additional Costs; Contrasting Recruitment and Retention; Investing in Retention Interventions; Retention and Recruitment: Apples and Oranges |
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The Need for Evidence; Conclusion; Section 3: Core Components of Student Success; 6: Institutional Culture and Student Engagement; Defining Institutional Culture; Levels of Culture; A Cultural Framework; Institutional Culture and Student Engagement Studies; DEEP Study Results; Fostering Student Success in the Campus Community (Kramer & Associates, 2007); "Enhancing Campus Climates for Racial/Ethnic Diversity" (Hurtado et al., 1998); Student Success in College by Kuh and Associates; Fostering Student Success; Conclusion; 7: Academic Preparation; High School Grades on the Rise |
| Summary |
What really works in student retention?Increasing Persistence offers a compendium on college student persistence that bridges the gaps between theory, research, and successful practice. Anchored by ACT, Inc.'s 2010 What Works in Student Retention survey of 1,100 colleges and universities, which provides insights on the causes of attrition and identifies retention interventions most likely to enhance student persistence, the book provides decision-makers and practitioners with evidence-based interventions and best practices for improving student success in college |
| Notes |
Dual Enrollment on the Rise |
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Print version record |
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College dropouts -- United States -- Prevention
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College dropouts -- Prevention
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bloom, Jennifer L
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Robbins, Steve
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| ISBN |
9781118221082 |
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1118221087 |
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