Keeping Students in Higher Education Successful Practices and Strategies for Retention

Name: Keeping Students in Higher Education Successful Practices and Strategies for Retention
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ISBN: 9780749430887

ISBN-10: 0749430885

ISBN-13: 9780749430887

Edition: 2001

Authors: Cecille Dumbrigue, David Moxley, Anwar Najor-Durack

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This text examines the issues surrounding student drop-outs and presents a practical guide to identifying reasons for drop out and developing solutions to the problem of retaining students in higher education.

Book details

List price: $69.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Dedication


Introduction: the practice of retention



The Challenge of Retention



Keeping students in higher education: a pathway for retention



A student-centred approach to retention



The Institutional Framework of Retention



The properties of the institutional retention mission



The retention assets of institutions of higher education and their communities



The infrastructure of retention and student support



Student development and its implications for retention



Five Dimensions of Retention Programmes



Dimension 1: The scope of the retention programme



Dimension 2: Sponsorship of the retention programme



Dimension 3: The outreach function of the retention programme



Dimension 4: Roles of retention facilitators



Dimension 5: The helping process in retention



Conclusion



Developing the retention programme: an exemplar


Index