College student retention : formula for student success

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Title:

Author:

Seidman, Alan.

ISBN:

9781442212527

9781442212534

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Series:

American Council on Education, series on higher education

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Past to Present: A Historical Look at Retention / Joseph B. Berger, Geraldo Blanco Ramirez, and Susan Lyons -- Chapter 2: Measurements of Persistence / Thomas G. Mortenson -- Chapter 3: Retention Theories, Models and Concepts / Lonnie Morrison, Loretta Silverman -- Chapter 4: How to Define Retention: A New Look at an Old Problem / Linda Serra Hagedorn -- Chapter 5: Finances and Retention: Trends and Inplications / John H. Schuh and Ann Gansemer-Topf -- Chapter 6: Pre-College and Institutional Influences on Degree Attainment / Alexander W. Astin and Leticia Oseguera -- Chapter 7: Community College Retention / Liliana Mina and Gloria Crisp -- 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 -- Chapter 9: On-line Student Retention / Daniel W. Salter -- Chapter 10: Student Persistence and Defree Attainment Beyond the First Year in College / Amaury Nora and Gloria Crisp -- Chapter 11: Moving From Theory to Action / Vincent Tinto -- Chapter 12: Taking Action: A Formula and Model for Student Success / Alan Seidman.

Abstract:

"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.

Subject Term:

College attendance -- United States.

College dropouts -- United States.

Academic achievement -- United States.

Added Author:

Seidman, Alan.

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Summary

Although access to higher education is virtually universally available, college student retention stills remains a vexing and puzzling problem for educators and legislators.

In College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, second edition, Alan Seidman deals with this problematic issue by examining a number of areas critical to the retention of students, including the history, the theories and concepts, models, and a standardized definition of the term. Seidman and his contributors also lay out the financial implications and trends of retention in one of their updated chapters. Completely new to this edition are three chapters that examine several recent issues: the current theories of retention, retention of online students, and retention in community colleges. Tying all of these components together, Seidman then presents his formula and highly successful model for student success that colleges can implement to effect change in retaining students and helping them to complete their academic and personal goals.