College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, 3rd edition
Dr. Alan Seidman, Editor
Pages: 358, Size: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Published in participation with the American Council on Education (ACE)
Description:
College student retention continues to be a top priority among educators, federal and state legislatures, parents and students. Although access to higher education is virtually universally available, many students who start in a higher education program do not complete the program or achieve their academic and/or personal goals. In spite of the programs and services colleges and universities have devoted to this issue, student retention and graduation rates have not improved substantially over time.
College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, Third Edition offers a solution to this vexing problem. It provides background information about college student retention issues and offers the educational community with pertinent information to help all types of students succeed. The book lays out the financial implications and trends of retention. Current theories of retention, retention of online students, and retention in community colleges are also thoroughly discussed. Completely new to this edition are chapters that examine retention of minority and international students. Additionally, a formula for student success is provided which if colleges and universities implement student academic and/or personal goals may be attained.
INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 1: Learning from the Past and looking Forward: A Historical Look at Retention
Joseph B. Berger, Geraldo Blanco Ramirez, Susan Lyons and Alan Seidman
- Chapter 2: Measurements of Persistence
Nicole Brunt and Thomas G. Mortenson
- Chapter 3: Retention Theories, Models and Concepts
Loretta Silverman
- Chapter 4: How to Define Retention: New Ways to View an Old Problem
Linda Serra Hagedorn
- Chapter 5: Finances and Retention: Trends and Potentioan Implications
Ann Gansemer-Topf and John H. Schuh
- Chapter 6: Pre-College and Institutional Influences on Degree Attainment
Leticia Oseguera and Tong Li
- Chapter 7: Pathways to a Four-Year Degree: Determinants of Transfer and Degree Completion among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students
Hector V. Ramos
- Chapter 8: Retaining the Online Student
Leilani Gjellstad and Jenny Sherer
- Chapter 9: Student Success in and through The Community Colleges
Gloria Crisp and Charlie Potter
- Chapter 10: Supporting Black HBCU Students and Serving Latinx Students at HSIs
Tryan L. McMickens, Larry J. Walker and Robert T. Palmer
- Chaper 11International Students: Retention Trends and Issues
Noel Byrum
- Chapter 12: Student Persistence and Subsequent Degree Attainment Beyond the First Year in College: Existing Knowledge and Directions for Future Directions
Alan Seidman
- Chapter 13: Moving From Theory to Action: A Framework for Institutional Action
Vincent Tinto
- Chapter 14: Taking Action: It Is Easier Than You Think
Alan Seidman
