| Description |
xxxv, 487 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The Jossey-Bass higher education series |
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Jossey-Bass higher education series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
| Contents |
Part 1: Understanding who stays, who leaves, and what makes the difference -- Increasing student retention: new challenges and potential / Lee Noel -- Dropping out and other forms of withdrawal from college / Vincent Tinto -- Forces influencing student persistence and achievement / Edward "Chip" Anderson -- Creating conditions for student and institutional success / Aubrey Forrest -- Part 2: Targeting students at risk for dropping out -- Low-income students / Leonard a. Valverde -- Academically underprepared students / William Moore, Jr., and Lorraine C. Carpenter -- Students with uncertain academic goals -- Virginia N. Gordon -- Returning learners / James P. Pappas and Rosalind K. Loring -- Students who commute / Sylvia S. Stewart, Martha C Merrill, and Diana Saluri -- Part 3: Fostering retention through key programs and activities -- Admissions / William Ihlanfeldt -- Financial aid / A. Dallas Martin, Jr. -- Orientation programs / Bonnie S. Titley -- Academic advising / David S. Crockett -- Learning assistance programs / Eric V. Gravenberg and John H. Rivers -- Teaching and learning / John E. Roueche and Suanne D. Roueche -- Career planning and counseling / Hazel Z. Sprandel -- Residence halls and student activities / M Lee Upcraft -- Part 4: Guidelines and models for achieving retention results -- Using a systematic approach to assessing retention needs / Randi Levitz and Lee Noel -- Building support for a campuswide retention program / Lawrence N. Smith, Ronald Lippitt, and Dorian Sprandel -- Increasing faculty involvement in retention efforts / Terrence J. Toy -- Case studies and successful programs / Diana Saluri. |
| Subject |
College attendance -- United States.
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College dropouts -- United States.
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| Indexed Term |
United States Higher education institutions Dropouts |
| Added Author |
Noel, Lee, 1934-
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Levitz, Randi, 1948-
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Saluri, Diana.
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| ISBN |
0875896243 alkaline paper |
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